Lesson Plans

3 lives

The project is done by a group of 6 students for Spanish elective class where the students first watched Kalef movie by Centropa then based on the movie, created their...

Divided by Faith, United by War: Teaching the citizens of the future using the lessons of the past

The Bosnian War (1992-1995) as a tool in History, Civic Education & Social Studies Lessons.

Irregular Cookbook

Tantárgyi célok és készségekkel kapcsolatos célok
A tanulóknak meg kell érteniük, hogy a szóbeli történelem; különösen a családi történetek is a történelmünk részei. Sokat tanulhatunk más emberek élettörténetéből.
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History and the Power of Personal Stories

In this family history project, students conduct oral histories with family members with the objective of creating a final project about their family history and understanding how an individual's family...

Creating a Student Museum

As of 2013, for three years students at the Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy in Philadelphia have created, curated and been docents for museums they have made using Centropa...

Understanding European Jewish life beyond the periods of catastrophe

This lesson assists students in appreciating the contours of modern Jewish history.  Using a Centropa film, students synthesize their learning from film, oral history interview, and standard history textbooks.

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Laszlo Nussbaum: Europe without borders

This lesson about "Europe without borders, or what color is your flag?" uses a personal narrative, a Centropa film set in today’s Romania, and an oral history interview...

Using the Lion and the Galpert film

Arnold Fabrikant: Eastern Europe, Jews & Thinking Outside Stereotypes

Many students leave a Modern European Jewish History class with the following assumptions: Western European Jews were enlightened and gave birth to modern Judaism and haskalah while Eastern European Jews...