Classroom Holocaust Museum

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Classroom Holocaust MuseumClassroom Holocaust MuseumYad Vashem, August 2009

Miljenko Hajdarović, prof. OŠ Petar Zrinski Šenkovec

IntroductionIntroduction• Miljenko Hajdarović– history teacher in

Elementary school “Petar Zrinski” in Šenkovec, Croatia

– students age: 10-15– editor of Croatian

History Portal on www.povijest.net

– participant of the International School for Holocaust 2008


Paperclips museum?Paperclips museum?

1997. Whitwell Middle School (USA) 2006. Herring Cove Junior High (Canada)

1 paperclip = 1 soul lost in Holocaust


• all of the pictures you are about to see in this presentation are from our project


Why?Why?

• first two museums had no direct connection with holocaust

• Croatia and our County of Medjimurje were directly involved– sensitive issue

(perpetrators, victims and bystanders are still alive)


Great opportunityGreat opportunity• For students:

– learn how to make a project

– learn how to work in group and a member of a team

– learn to conduct interview with survivor

– learn how to get useful information from literature

– teaching others– importance of human

rights....

• For teacher:– learn how to make a

project– how to lead a group of

enthusiastic students– how to deal with holocaust

deniers– how to build a museum

exhibit– communication with media– networking...


Looking backwards and forwardsLooking backwards and forwards• We did:

– workshops on human rights– watch some movies about

holocaust– speak to survivor– learn from books– made an exhibition– teach others...

• We will:– show our exihibition on various

places (like Jasenovac)– film a documentary about our

project...– continue to teach others...

Our schoolOur school


25 interested students25 interested students


Willing to work...Willing to work...


Empty room in school..Empty room in school..


Planting crocus bulbs (Crocus project)Planting crocus bulbs (Crocus project)


Reading..Reading..


Testimonies from family membersTestimonies from family members


Media coverageMedia coverage


Survivor testimonySurvivor testimony


RResearchesearch


Learning about judaismLearning about judaism


Public presentationPublic presentation


Connecting paperclip chainsConnecting paperclip chains


Learning HatikvaLearning Hatikva


PPreparing the exhibitionreparing the exhibition


WorkingWorking


SSerious work but nothing without funerious work but nothing without fun


PPreparing the exhibitionreparing the exhibition


SSpeaking with holocaust survivorpeaking with holocaust survivor


Some detailsSome details
















Crocus projectCrocus project


Problems in Croatia?Problems in Croatia?

• Freedom of speech is abused

• Human rights are implied, but are not understood

• rise of nationalism connected with neonazism


FutureFuture

1. Holocaust Remembrance Day

2. Crocus project3. Documentary4. Mobile exhibition

Sorted by the degree of certainty of

implementation


Additonal infoAdditonal info

• Postal:Miljenko HajdarovicGlavna 30, Sivica40317 PodturenCroatia

• email: [email protected] • web: www.classroom-holocaust-museum.com

Classroom Holocaust Museum

Education

holocaust croatia

holocaust survivor

holocaust deniers

crocus bulbs crocus

international school

importance of human

croatia students age

survivor testimony