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Adam Carpenter – Head of Jewish Life Primary
Year 6 students visited the Sydney Jewish Museum to complement our learning in Jewish Studies and Project Heritage last Friday. We were joined by a group of Year 6 parents and together had the opportunity to listen to a survivor, learn from a museum educator and have a guided tour of the Museum.
Our visit began with an interactive presentation by Jeff, one of the museum’s educators. During this session, we learnt about Nazi ideology, Nazi propaganda and how antisemitism and discrimination impacted upon the Jews living under Nazi rule. We also experienced how technology is being used in innovative ways to keep the experiences and testimonies of Holocaust survivors accessible to the next generation, through the new REVERBERATIONS exhibit. Jeff asked questions to a ‘virtual’ Olga Horak, who responded and shared her memories and experiences with us. You can learn more about this exhibit here.
Ilana McCorquodale, the Museum’s Education Officer and Emanuel School parent, held a conversation with Lucy Chladke, a child survivor from Hungary who hid with her family during the Holocaust. Lucy’s family were hidden and looked after by a local priest and nun. After the war they tried to rebuild their life in Hungary under Russian Communist rule, however this proved too difficult. The family was smuggled out of Hungary to Austria where the Jewish Welfare Society provided them with support and papers which allowed Lucy and her family to come to Sydney. Lucy was warm and engaging in sharing her experiences with us and we were able to ask her lots of questions.
The final part of our visit was a guided tour of the Museum, which gave us the opportunity to learn more about this period in history, to view historical artefacts and to ask questions.
Thank you to the Sydney Jewish Museum staff, guides and to Lucy for providing us with such an informative and impactful experience at the museum.
By Adam Carpenter, Head of Primary Jewish Life and Aryeh Cohen, Jewish Studies Teacher