| 2019 |
Radom
Jan Kochanowski High School with Bilingual Divisions No. 6
Jan Kochanowski High School with Bilingual Divisions No. 6
| 2019 |
Radom is an old, medieval city, whose Jewish history dates back to the Renaissance period. World War II put an end to the vibrant Jewish community of Radom, and few material traces of the city’s Jewish past remain; one of them is a Jewish cemetery with an ohel and a monument in the form of a lapidarium.
Participants in the School of Dialogue project in Radom prepared a walking tour in the footsteps of Leonia Singer, who left the city in December 1939. They created a theater character—a teenage Lola—and made her the guide of the tour. The lines spoken by the actress were based on letters that the real-life Lola Singer had sent for many years to one of her teachers. Lola’s friends and family too were brought to life as characters during the tour.
The tour partipants (members of the history club of a local primary school) received a lot of knowledge, illustrated by numerous photos, and were treated to snacks and drinks. Thanks to the cooperation established with the Malczewski Museum in Radom, the tour ended with a museum visit, where the participants could see the collection of Judaica and write short letters to Lola.
The project also included a music and poetry night, accompanied by an exhibition of historical and contemporary photos of Radom. A digital exhibition and a video featuring the students’ activities were posted online as lasting documentation of the project.
School: Jan Kochanowski High School with Bilingual Divisions No. 6
Honorable mention: Honorable mention at 2019 School of Dialogue Gala in “Discovering history” category
Students: 1st and 2nd year
Teachers: Iwona Grześkiewicz, Anna Łyś, Zbigniew Wieczorek
Educators: Barbara Krywoszejew, Katarzyna Winiarska
Project cofinanced thanks to the generosity of Friends of the Forum, Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany and individual donors and institutions from Poland and abroad supporting Forum for Dialogue.
In appreciation to the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference) for supporting the School of Dialogue educational program. Through recovering the assets of the victims of the Holocaust, the Claims Conference enables organizations around the world to provide education about the Shoah and to preserve the memory of those who perished.
