Second day in Budapest- The Jewish Disrrict

Today we toured the Jewish district  with a very good guide.He was both professional and sensitive. Being at a playground where the marketplace was with no sign or anything else to remember.We discussed if there is a "right" way to remember.

Also the visit at the big synagogue was enlightning.An organ at a synagogue! Made me wonder about the different kinds of ways to be a community,what is acceptable or not...How those dicisions influence people,whether they bring them together or drive them away...

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2nd day of CSA2017

This is the second time I am attending Centropa 's seminar. Today I was mesmerised by the walking tour in the Jewish district. I was really touched by Karl '  s Lutz Memorial and all the efforts he made , in order to save the Jews from Hungary.  I was also impressed by the tree of sadness.The leaves of this tree  have  the names of Holocaust victims. The Dohany Synagogue was also impressive.

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Meeting #CSA2017 Centropa

Excited and eager to learn new ways to motivate students using the centropa website. Finally, I made it to Budapest by train, which was quite an experience. Even though, I'm exhausted, my interest and curiosity keeps me attentive. I love the atmosphere created where there are no borders and we all are part of a bigger group. 

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„Centropa movies remake”

Centropa is an Institute that is preoccupied with preserving the memory of the Jewish population from the Central Europe region. The main tool of interaction between Centropa and the public is its website, http://www.centropa.org/. Through this site’s means Centropa offers a variety of teaching materials.

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The Ukrainian-Jewish Family Album

The Ukrainian-Jewish Family Album

16 panels, 200 x 200 cm
Based on family photos and stories from Centropa´s Ukrainian interview archive, this unique exhibition consists of 16 panels are divided into two parts: pictures and stories from ‘normal’ times, and a section called “In Dark Times”.
Contact: ruhle [at] centropa.org (Fabian Rühle)
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Holocaust and Human Rights

The subject: "Learning about the Holocaust and Human Rights" was selected as part of a school activity program and particularly as  part of the lesson, "The Joy of Reading", it was approached interdisciplinary and disseminated in all subjects. The basic purpose is to talk, discuss and learn about the holocaust and human rights and how they should be considered inviolable and respected by all the people.



 
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Analyzing a Centropa Film

Students watch films all the time.  But do they think about how a good story is told through film?  To get your students to think about how filmmakers tell stories through film, they will watch one Centropa film several times, each time analyzing a different aspect of its construction: story, structure and film techniques.  Centropa films are perfect for this activity – they are engaging, short and use creative methods to tell stories through narrative, images and sound.

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"20th Century Europe, as seen from Palestine-Israel"

Students will learn about historical events that took place in Europe in the 20th century, and see how those events were covered by newspapers in mandatory Palestine and (after 1948) Israel. After that, the students will interview one or more family members/friends who were alive at the time of the events. The students' findings will be presented in a paper and a video.

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