Survivre à Sarajevo -- Amitiés En Temps De Guerre

The story of how an old synagogue in the Bosnian war zone became a beacon of hope for everyone. During the Bosnian war (1992-1995), the Jewish community of Sarajevo refused to take sides, opened their own humanitarian aid agency inside the city's synagogue, and were soon joined by their Muslim, Croat and Serbian friends. While outside of the besieged Bosnian capital, nationalist politicians swore these ethnic groups could not get along, here's a group of people who never got the memo. In this European war, Jews were not the victims. In this war, Jews were saving Muslims and Christians. An inspiring story of friendship and commitment.

Une ancienne synagogue dans la zone en guerre en Bosnie devient un symbole d'espoir pour tous.
Pendant la guerre de Bosnie (1992-1995), la communauté Juive de Sarajevo a refusé de prendre parti. Au contraire, elle a ouvert sa propre agence d'aide humanitaire à l'intérieur de la synagogue de la ville, ensuite rejointe par les communautés Musulmane, Serbe et Croate. Alors qu'à l'extérieur de la capitale Bosniaque assiégée, les politiciens nationalistes jurent que ces groupes ethniques ne peuvent pas s'entendre, voici un groupe de personnes qui ne l'entendent pas de cette oreille. Dans cette guerre européenne, les Juifs n'étaient pas les victimes. Dans cette guerre, les Juifs aidèrent les Musulmans et les Chrétiens. Une histoire inspirante de l'amitié et de l'engagement.

Lesson plans for this film

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Beyond Boundaries

Civic activism
The fourth and final unit I teach each year is entitled “A Nation Divided and Rebuilt.” The content begins with the events leading up to the American Civil War, moves...
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How I used Survival in Sarajevo in a Greek school

History

A cross-cultural project on how to use the story of La Benevolencija, and the film "Survival in Sarajevo" in Greek and Serbian schools.

11

Überleben in Sarajewo

History

Im Fokus dieses Planes stehen der  Film und eine Ausstellung mit dem Titel „Survival in Sarajevo – Friendship in a times of war“.

Diese Planung Tag besteht aus vier Einheiten...

11

Survival in Sarajevo - Interviewing a Picture

History
"A picture is worth a thousand words"
 
In this lesson, students look carefully pictures from the Sarajevo exhibition / film; they read the captions and reflect about what they...
8

Begleitheft für Centropas Sarajewo Ausstellung

other projects

In diesem Begleitheft zu Centropas Sarajewo Ausstellung finden SchülerInnen

a) Arbeitsimpulse und Leitfragen zu den einzelnen Panels,

b) ein Glossar mit Erklärungen zu schwierigen Begriffen, die in der Ausstellung vorkommen.

Why is a civic society important?

Civic activism
10, 11, 12

La Benevolencija: Reaching Out to Welcome In

11, 12

American Civil Rights Movement and Sarajevo

Civic activism
Students build a more complex and deeper understanding about the Civil Rights’ Movement as well as the activists and their non-compliance/non-violence approach to halt the laws and people in positions...
10, 11, 12

Сарајево – мултиетнички и интеркултурални град

History

ЦИЉ ТЕМЕ: Упознавање ученика са географским положајем Сарајева и структуром становништва у прошлости и сада ради развијања интеркултуралних односа (дијалога) и проактивног става у борби против стереотипа и предрасуда, уважавања...

11

Righteous Remembrances

History

This 2015 Milton Wolf Prize winning lesson stresses the importance of individual responsibility and accountability in the face of difficult choices.  Students will learn about individuals during the Holocaust who...

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Civil Society - Whose Job is it to Guarantee We All Live in One?

History

This 2015 Milton Wolf Prize winning lesson is designed to introduce students to the UN Declaration of Human Rights and to help them realize the need for individual civic responsibility...

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Sarajevo Project for Jewish Day School Communities

History

The Bosnian-Serb siege of Sarajevo, from spring 1993 until winter 1996, was the longest in modern history. With electricity, water and food supplies cut off and only sporadically supplied, with...

9

When citizens take action in times of crisis

Civic activism

 A lesson plan and Project for 9th grade Civic Studies, inspired by the Centropa film: "Survival in Sarajevo"    

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Survival in Sarajevo —— La Benevolencija

History

Course lesson taught in: when filling in for absent colleagues  (happening with high frequency —after all it’s Italy

This lesson plan can be adapted to nearly every context and...

9

Postcards to Sarajevo

History

We began this lesson by watching Centropa’s film, Survival in Sarajevo, and walking through the traveling exhibition of the same name, which we brought to our school. Each...

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Personal Choice and Community Dynamics

History

In this 2015 Milton Wolf Prize winning lesson, students examine the extent to which individual choices shape community dynamics. By watching Survival in Sarajevo, examining images, engaging in group...

10

Együtt könnyebb

Óraterv
History, osztályfőnöki óra, etika, hit- és erkölcstan

A Centropa Túlélés Szarajevóban című kisfilmjéhez készült 2x45 perces osztályfőnöki/történelem/etika órára tervezett foglalkozás. Az óra elősegíti a csoportban való együttműködést, más kultúrák megismerését és érzékenyíti a diákokat, hogy elfogadóbbak legyenek...

9, 10, 11, 12

Interviewing a Picture

History

Using Edward Serotta's photographs from the synagogue in Sarajevo during the Bosnian war of the 1990s, students will study several pictures carefully, answer questions and use what they learn in...

Let All Who are Hungry Come and Eat

History

In these two back-to-back lessons, students will explore Jewish values, Jewish identity, and the question of how to balance their ethnic/religious identities with being a citizen of the world.  Students...

Survival in Sarajevo: Lessons in Civic Values

Civic activism

In these two back-to-back lessons, students will watch Survival in Sarajevo: Friendship in a Time of War - a story about a small group of Holocaust survivors and their children...

Let All Who are Hungry Come and Eat

History

Using Centropa's film, Survival in Sarajevo: Friendship in a Time of War - the story of a small group of Holocaust survivors and their children working with their Christian...

Roots in Spain, Trees in Sarajevo

History

This lesson aims to enlighten students about Sephardic history in the Balkans, and was originally taught in the context of a Jewish day school in the United States.  The Jews...

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Survival in Sarajevo: cross-cultural tolerance

History

Using "Survival in Sarajevo" to discuss cross-cultural tolerance. Developed and tested in a school in Nahariya, Israel.

11

Survival in Sarajevo: Cooperation and Conflict

History

Survival in Sarajevo: Cooperation and Conflict: The History of Southeast Europe, Yugoslavia and the Arab-Israeli Conflict.

10

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

Civic activism

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

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