Core features of the practice
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Organisation:
Institution name: Hidden Children in Belgium
Institution type: Association
Institution URL: regina.sluszny@telenet.be
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Format:
Other
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Target population:
Students, Young people, Educators in formal settings, General public/non-specialist audience
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Cost (per practice):
Free
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Setting:
Other institution, Schools
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Themes:
Remembrance education and/or history education, Antisemitism, Racism, The Holocaust and/or other genocides
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Core activities:
Testimonial
Additional information about the practice
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Number of participants:
More than 100
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Age of target population:
16-18
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Additional specifics:
Race/ethnicity, children from 12 years on. For groups of minimum 10 persons
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Topics and objectives:
I was hidden without my parents from 1942 till 1945. During that period I lived in a non-Jewish family Thanks to this family I survived the war. After the war I was lucky that my parents survived too through hidding . My husband was hidden but lost everybody in the war. My message is that Christians and Jews can live together without making war!! I tell the 2 stories and illustrate it with a power point. I speak Flemish -French- English ....
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Materials used:
Online material, Power point
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Material produced:
Written material
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Sequence of activities - methodology:
I tell my story and that of my husband Georges Suchowolski We both are hidden children. Since the ware I have two families: the one that saved me and my own. My husbands' parents were taken from Kazerne Dossin to Auschwitz , in the 22 nd transport, as Belgian citizens I work with a power point made from pictures and official papers. I do this for 15 years in schools and organisations I speak for about 1h up to 1.30h and give the possibility for questions about different topics: the war, being Jewish, the Jewish community in Belgium. I'm open to all questions.
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Length of activity:
Up to 5 hours
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Is the activity digital?:
No
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Language(s) in which activity can be delivered:
Dutch, English, French, Other
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Is specialist knowledge or professional training required?:
Yes If yes, which type?:
Remembrance, history, or museum education
Target population
Components of the practice
Accessibility and replicability
Qualitative Details
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Has this practice been evaluated?
Yes -
By whom?:
Participants
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By what means?:
Informal verbal feedback, Formal verbal feedback, Qualitative written feedback
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Core content knowledge and transferable skills:
Critical understanding of history about the Second World War and especially the situation of hidden children. Make the particpants think about how to live all together in peace I had a lot of nice reactions.
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Indicators of success:
Schools that are teaching about the Shoah can add a testimonial to their lessons. A survivor shares his/her experiences with the class group in that way that students can understand what happened and what the impact was and why it shoudl never happen again!!!!
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Educational coordinator contact details:
Name: Regina Sluszny
Email address: regina.sluszny@telenet.be
How many times?:
10
Scalability
The RETHINK project is concerned with bridging formal and informal education. This section explores the factors that make a practice adaptable.
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Key factors for successful implementation:
Pre-knowledge on the Second World War and the situation of the Jews during that period.
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Main challenges to teachers adapting this practice for their students:
It helps them in the lessons about the Shoah.
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Availability of guidance/training/replication materials (and in what language/format currently):
I 4m a survivor of the Shoah and I tell my and my husband's story of live. There is also a book written about our stiry ' Vergeten oorlogskinderen ' by Paul De Keulenaer, historian
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Other comments or details:
I've been doing this for more than 15 years