Susan Wakil AO Chair of Education

SCHOOL DAYS PRIMARY 2018 Celebrating

Here at the Sydney Jewish Museum, we are At the museum, we pride ourselves on our proud to celebrate 25 years of continued commitment to education. We invite you to bring CONTENTS service to the community. Nobody could your students to the museum, and encourage General Program 05 have predicted it in 1992, but our world- you to speak to our team of highly-trained and What People Believe – Judaism 06 class exhibit continues to attract tens of highly-motivated educators about tailoring a thousands of visitors a year. With hundreds of seminar to suit the needs of your students. Hana’s Suitcase And Other Stories 06 artefacts for students to explore and over 30 To help you meet the demands of the new Ethics And 07 survivors for them to meet, we believe that the curriculum, we are also excited to offer new Hitler’s Daughter 07 experience of studying the Holocaust at the teacher training seminars, all of which will be Sydney Jewish Museum is second to none. completely free of charge. Confronting Bullying 08 : A Girl Writes History 08 Speak with us today about how best we can continue to provide a world-class program for your students. Arrival Forever: Migration Stories 09 Joint Program With The Australian 10 National Maritime Museum (ANMM)

Temporary Exhibitions 11

This publication is dedicated to the memory of the Chotiner, Kraemer & Schifter families

All objects are from the Sydney Jewish Museum collection THE SYDNEY JEWISH MUSEUM (SJM) IS PLEASED TO PRESENT A SELECTION OF AGE APPROPRIATE PRIMARY SCHOOL EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR 2018. ALL SJM STUDENT EDUCATION PROGRAMS ARE INQUIRY BASED AND LINKED TO NSW BOARD OF STUDIES SYLLABUS OUTCOMES. PROGRAMS CAN BE MODIFIED TO SUIT INDIVIDUAL CLASS REQUIREMENTS.

BOOKINGS

BOOKINGS ARE ESSENTIAL FOR ALL PROGRAMS. PLEASE CALL THE SJM EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ON 9360 7999 OR EMAIL AT [email protected] TO MAKE YOUR BOOKING. GENERAL PRICES VARY ACCORDING TO PROGRAM. THERE IS NO CHARGE FOR TEACHERS.

PRIORITY FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES Please note: Funding is allocated on a first With the generous support of the Archie and come, first served basis and is limited to one Yetta Hendler Foundation, the Sydney Jewish excursion per school. Museum is pleased to offer free entry to students THE SYDNEY JEWISH MUSEUM is a Board from New South Wales Priority Funded Schools. of Studies Teaching and Educational Standard PROGRAM The Museum is also able to assist Priority The SJM general program has applicability across endorsed provider of professional development Funded Schools with transportation costs. To the NSW curriculum and can enrich student for the maintenance of accreditation at take advantage of this offer, please inform the learning in key learning areas in HSIE, English Professional Competence. education officer that your school qualifies. and Religious Studies. Utilising Holocaust history as a framework, teachers can engage students in discussion of the related issues of racism, intolerance and persecution that still beset our world. The general program can be adapted to focus on key syllabus areas as requested by the class teacher. Students will learn about the experience of and other victims of Nazi persecution through oral testimony and examining key displays and artefacts. The two hour standard tour includes the first- hand testimony of a Holocaust survivor and an age-appropriate tour of Museum exhibits. $10/student.

4 WHERE HISTORY HAS A VOICE WHERE HISTORY HAS A VOICE 5 WHAT PEOPLE BELIEVE – JUDAISM HANA’S SUITCASE AND OTHER STORIES YEARS 1 – 6 (STAGES 1 TO 3): HSIE, English YEARS 4 – 7 (STAGES 2, 3 & 4): English What do Jewish people believe? What are the Hana’s Suitcase tells the true story of Fumiko rituals, festivals, celebrations and traditions Ishioka, Director of the Tokyo Holocaust Centre, through which they express these beliefs? and the remarkable journey of discovery she Students will investigate these questions in an undertook to find out what happened to Hana interactive program that includes storytelling, Brady. Through Holocaust survivor or descendant artefact handling and craft activities. They will testimony the students will gain a deeper gather information through primary and secondary understanding of the events which surrounded source materials about selected Jewish beliefs, Hana Brady’s life and fate. An interactive and age rites of passage, symbols, celebrations, festivals appropriate guided tour through the Museum will ETHICS AND THE HOLOCAUST HITLER’S DAUGHTER and traditions. The program can be catered for also provide students with historical context that YEARS 6 & 7 (STAGE 3 & 4): English, Studies YEARS 5 & 6 (STAGE 3): HSIE particular class interests or needs and focus on: will augment and deepen their appreciation of of Religion and History Hanukkah, Passover, Shabbat, the sacred Jewish Hana’s story. Jackie French’s best-selling novel, Hitler’s texts and Jewish rites of passage. The Holocaust is a history that raises profound Daughter, tackles the complex moral and ethical Two hour interactive session includes personal questions about human action and inaction. issues that arise from a consideration of one of Two hour interactive session includes a guided testimony from a child survivor of the Holocaust Examining ethics and morality in this dark the most disturbing events of modern history – the tour of Culture and Continuity, storytelling session and an age-appropriate tour of Museum, with period reveals widespread failures of individuals Nazi genocide of the Jews throughout World War and craft activity (all materials provided). particular focus on the Children’s Memorial and and communities, as well as powerful stories II. Through the prism of a children’s story-telling the experience of children in the Holocaust. $10/student. of courage, altruism and principled decision- game, the question as to whether Hitler had a $10/student. making. Students will be presented with particular daughter creates a compelling framework for examples of ethical dilemmas from the Holocaust an exploration of the difficult topics of individual and asked to grapple with their nuances. This choice, ethical action and moral decision making. program invites students to engage with this As the children become involved in Heidi’s story, complex history and reflect on its relevance to they explore the moral and ethical issues in their today’s challenging world. own conversations and with their parents. This intriguing novel poses powerful questions about Full-day program includes interactive session with a frightening period in history and forces us to a Museum educator, first-hand testimony from a examine moral issues in relation to society’s Holocaust survivor, guided tour of Museum and fears and prejudices in a fresh, compelling light. debriefing session. Participation in the Sydney Jewish Museum’s $20/student. Hitler’s Daughter program will allow teachers to Originally created with the assistance of the deepen students’ understanding of this work by Telstra Foundation for students with gifts and providing a historical and personal backdrop to talents, the updated Developing an Ethical the novel. Framework is a comprehensive resource Two hour interactive session includes personal complete with pre- and post-visit materials, testimony from a child survivor of the Holocaust available with your booking. and an age-appropriate tour of Museum, with particular focus on the Children’s Memorial, the experience of children in the Holocaust and the issues raised by the novel. $10/student.

6 WHERE HISTORY HAS A VOICE WHERE HISTORY HAS A VOICE 7 CONFRONTING BULLYING ANNE FRANK: A GIRL WRITES HISTORY ARRIVAL FOREVER: MIGRATION STORIES YEARS 5 AND 6 (STAGE 3): Civics and YEARS 5 – 8 (STAGES 3 & 4): HSIE, Civics & YEARS 5 & 6 (STAGE 3): HSIE Citizenship programs across the curriculum Citizenship, History, English Jews fled from the increasing tensions in Europe Learning about the Holocaust compels students At thirteen years of age, Anne and her family before and after World War II. Many refugees felt to consider difficult questions about the effects were forced to go into hiding to escape the Nazis. that Australia would offer freedom and a new life. of stereotyping, prejudice and indifference. For over two years, Anne kept a detailed record The journey was arduous and newcomers were Confronting Bullying provides an indispensable of her thoughts, feelings, and experiences. One quickly confronted with unfamiliar landscapes. resource for teachers in the NSW community who of the top ten most read books in the world and They often arrived with a single suitcase and wish for their students to reflect on the roots of translated into over seventy languages, Anne’s limited social connections, yet on their entry hatred and indifference. Students will reflect on diary has been read by millions and offers a cards they indicated that the duration of their stay the participant categories of Perpetrator, Victim, fascinating insight into this tragic era of history. was “forever”. This program will allow students to discover a range of different migration stories Bystander and Resister through an exploration In 1944 Anne Frank was arrested and later died through artefacts from the Museum’s collection of ethical and moral dilemmas (grounded in the in Bergen-Belsen. She was fifteen years old. history of the Holocaust). In particular students and through firsthand testimony. Special attention will address the challenge of becoming an ‘active Come and discover why her words and reflections will be given to the migration experiences of bystander’. Students will be empowered to remain poignant for the world today. Book your children. class/school into an education program that promote a respect for difference and to become Three hour program includes interactive session includes personal testimony from a child survivor part of creating a school environment in which all with a Museum educator (including artefact of the Holocaust and interactive age-appropriate can flourish. analysis), first-hand testimony from a Holocaust tour of the Sydney Jewish Museum’s permanent survivor and guided tour of Museum. Three hour program includes interactive session Holocaust exhibition. with a Museum educator, first-hand testimony $12/student. from a Holocaust survivor and guided tour of Three hour program includes interactive session Museum. with a Museum educator, first-hand testimony from a Holocaust survivor and guided tour of $12/student. Museum. $12/student.

8 WHERE HISTORY HAS A VOICE WHERE HISTORY HAS A VOICE 9 JOINT PROGRAM WITH THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM (ANMM) YEARS 5 & 6 (STAGE 3): HASS Students will engage with artefacts, oral histories and primary source documents to In a joint program with the ANMM, students can then respectfully present the story to the other learn about those who left their homelands to members of the group. settle in Australia. These stories of overcoming hardships to build a new life highlight the Please contact [email protected] for positive contribution that migrants have made to enquiries and ANMM bookings. Australian society. Groups who book a program at both museums The ANMM offers three separate 90-minute will receive a $1/student discount at both venues. programs: Consider booking Arrival Forever: Migration Museum Memories 1750-present Stories (see page 9) at the Sydney Jewish Museum tour highlighting migration stories Museum to complement your students’ learning throughout time. about immigration, Australian identities and TEMPORARY Stories and Suitcases 1788-1900 heritage, or global responsibilities. Hands-on worshop examining objects belonging to migrants from the period to help students understand their stories. Documents and Dialogue 1901-present EXHIBITIONS UNSEEN AND UNTOLD: OUR THE GANDEL HOLOCAUST Hands-on workshop investigation using oral CURIOUS COLLECTION STUDIES PROGRAM FOR histories and primary source documents to help student comprehension of migrants’ experiences. In honour of the Sydney Jewish Museum’s AUSTRALIAN EDUCATORS 25th anniversary we present 25 untold stories The Gandel Holocaust Studies Program for that represent the multifaceted nature of our Australian Educators is a professional program collection. aimed at training a cadre of teacher trainers who The collection began with the Australian are active throughout Australia. The program Association of Holocaust Survivors. They is open to teachers who intend to teach the canvased their members looking for objects to Holocaust and related topic areas in their schools form the new museum. Each item they collected and communities. The program will provide became a touchstone to an individual’s story. educators with practical, methodological teaching From this humble beginning the collection tools that convey not only the importance of has grown to include Judaism and Australian remembering the past, but also how to help Jewish history. Defining these areas is complex shape a better future by learning how to protect and has led to many healthy debates: How do the basic human values that were undermined you represent Judaism? What encompasses during the Holocaust. The program includes a Australian Jewish history? When does the story of pre-seminar at the Sydney Jewish Museum, an the Holocaust begin and end? eighteen-day intensive course at ’s International School for Holocaust Studies Currently holding 9,000 artefacts, the collection (), the chance to develop educational continues to expand and flourish. Untold gives us projects and attend follow up seminars in the opportunity to go behind-the-scenes to show Australia. Generous scholarships are available on some quirky and curious items with a unique a competitive basis. For more information email story to tell; together they represent 25 years of [email protected] for more collecting at the Sydney Jewish Museum. information.

10 WHERE HISTORY HAS A VOICE WHERE HISTORY HAS A VOICE 11 EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ACCESS PUBLIC TRANSPORT 148 Darlinghurst Rd, Darlinghurst Five minutes from Kings Cross The museum is minutes from NSW 2010 Australia Station or Taylor Square. Kings Cross and Oxford Street. T 9360 7999 F 9331 4245 The nearest parking station is For public transport timetables E [email protected] at St Vincent’s Hospital. ring Transport Info Line on 131 500 or visit their website.

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