| 2018 |
Leszno
Nicholas Copernicus High School with Bilingual and International Classes No. 2
Nicholas Copernicus High School with Bilingual and International Classes No. 2
| 2018 |
A group of Nicolaus Copernicus High School students participated in the School of Dialogue program in Leszno. For their project, students organized a commemorative walk with stops at all remaining heritage sites related to the town’s Jewish community. There were numerous, including not only one of Wielkopolska region’s largest and well-preserved synagogues, the site of the – unfortunately badly damaged – Jewish cemetery, but also the building of the former cheder, kosher butcher stalls and a former pump factory. The walk took place on December 7, 2018 and its overarching theme was “A day in the Life of a Jewish child”.
At each stop of the route, tour participants solved tasks inspired by logical problems given to cheder students, with the grand finale in the form of a quiz inside the synagogue building, now housing the municipal museum. Additionally, tour organizers handed out leaflets they had prepared, summarizing the information shared during the tour. As an alternative in the event of poor weather conditions, School of Dialogue participants also prepared a virtual walk, which they later posted online for anyone interested to learn about Leszno’s Jewish past. A local TV station reported on the project.
School: Nicholas Copernicus High School with Bilingual and International Classes No. 2
Students: 2nd year
Teacher: Elżbieta Wiercińska-Kazimierczuk
Educators: Kasia Czubińska, Kasia 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.
