| 2019 |
Września
Henryk Sienkiewicz High School
Henryk Sienkiewicz High School
| 2019 |
Września, known first and foremost for the Children of Września and their resistance against forced Germanisation in the partitioned Poland, was given city rights in the 14th century. The first Jews settled in Września in the second half of the 16th century, and by the mid 19th century they accounted for half of its residents. A commemorative plaque has been put up at the site of a synagogue blown up by the Germans, and parts of matzevahs from the Jewish cemetery are kept in the local museum.
High schoolers from Września who participated in the project prepared a tour for the local community and shot a video documenting the School of Dialogue workshops and the walking tour. They also recorded a video interview with the oldest living resident of Września and carried out an interview published in the local press. Marian Torzewski, a historian and an expert on local history, helped the students to prepare the project; he took them on a tour of the town and shared with them archive materials.
Jarek Deckert made available for the students his private collection of photographs. The School of Dialogue participants also received support from the Regional Museum in Września, from the public library and from the Września parish, which provided them with sound equipment.
Lasting documentations of the project include: a multimedia presentation, a map with marked traces of the town’s Jewish heritage, a video documenting the students’ activities and a smartphone app with some of the collected information. The students intend to further develop the app and to renovate the memorial plaque on the monument commemorating the victims of the POW camp in Września.
School: Henryk Sienkiewicz High School
Students: 1st year
Teacher: Teresa Jabłońska
Educators: Agnieszka Gwiazdowicz, Karolina Ufa
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.
