| 2019 |
Obrzycko
Wielkopolska Insurgents Primary School
Wielkopolska Insurgents Primary School
| 2019 |
Obrzycko is a small town in the Wielkopolskie Region where very few traces of the Jewish community survived. The umarked site of the former Jewish cemetery is in a state of neglect, and the only material trace is a commemorative plaque on the site of the former synagogue.
The participants of the School of Dialogue, a group of eighth graders from Obrzycko, prepared as part of the project a scenario for an educational walking tour. The tour ended with an event at the school with refreshments for the participants. The students had a challenging task, because there are very few material traces of the historical presence of the Jews in their town.
Through intense research work, they found information about the local history of Germans, Poles and Jews, on which they based their comprehensive tour. The event not only attracted numerous participants, but also aroused the interest of passers-by and local inhabitants. Their narrative of the town’s history featured eminent citizens of Obrzycko, such as Edmund Kruppik, a phycisian who started his practice here before World War II and continued it after the end of the war.
Also, at their own initiative, the students created video material documenting their activities, recording the tour, editing the footage and creating a short video promoting their project
School: Wielkopolska Insurgents Primary School
Honorable mention: Honorable mention at 2019 School of Dialogue Gala in the “Discovering history” category
Students: 5th, 7th and 8th year
Teacher: Magdalena Koput
Educators: Aneta Ceglarek, 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.
