1. religion and spirituality
2. judaism

Primary
schools 2015
Attend an
Anne Frank
seminar at
the Museum
Specialist Museum
educators provide
interactive, age
appropriate education
on Anne Frank
See page 8 for more details
Contents
This publication is dedicated to
the memory of the Plotke family
The Sydney Jewish Museum (SJM) is pleased
PRIORITY FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
to present a selection of age appropriate
With the generous support of the Archie
primary school education programs for 2014.
and Yetta Hendler Foundation, the Sydney
All SJM student education programs are
Jewish Museum is pleased to offer free
inquiry based and linked to NSW Board of
entry to students from New South Wales
Studies Syllabus outcomes. Programs can be
Priority Funded Schools. The Museum is also
modified to suit individual class requirements.
able to assist Priority Funded Schools with
Bookings are essential for all programs.
transportation costs. To take advantage of
this offer, please inform the education officer
Please call the SJM Education Department on
that your school qualifies.
9360 7999 or email at booking@sjm.com.au
“It’s really a wonder
that I haven’t dropped
all my ideals because
they seem so absurd
and impossible to
carry out. Yet, I keep
them, because in spite
of everything I still
believe that people are
really good at heart.”
ANNE FRANK, 15TH JULY, 1944
to make your booking. Prices vary according
Please note Funding is allocated on a first
to program. There is no charge for
come, first served basis and is limited to one
teachers.
excursion per school.
FRONT YVONNE ENGELMAN
HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR GUIDE
BORN 1927 IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA
BACK GERTY JELLINEK
HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR GUIDE
BORN 1925 IN AUSTRIA
All images are of Holocaust Survivors who volunteer at the
Sydney Jewish Museum.
THE SYDNEY JEWISH MUSEUM is a
Board of Studies Teaching & Educational
Standards NSW endorsed provider
of professional development for the
maintenance of accreditation at
Professional Competence.
Scope of endorsement – all Elements of
the Professional Teaching Standards
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General
Program
GENERAL PROGRAM
The SJM general program has applicability
across the NSW curriculum and can enrich
The two hour standard tour includes an
introductory film, first-hand testimony of
a Holocaust survivor, directed and age
appropriate tour of Museum exhibits.
$8/Student
SNAPSHOTS INTO AUSTRALIA AT WAR
WHAT PEOPLE BELIEVE – JUDAISM
Years 5 – 6 (Stage 3): Human Society and
Years 1– 6 (Stages 1 to 3): HSIE, English
Its Environment (HSIE)
What do Jewish people believe? What
student learning in key learning areas in
Serving Australia places the Australian
are the rituals, festivals, celebrations and
HSIE, English and Religious Studies. Utilising
Jewish experience into the wider Australian
traditions through which they express these
Holocaust history as a framework, teachers
narrative of military conflicts. Students will
beliefs? Students will investigate these
can engage students in discussion of the
have the opportunity to develop historical
questions in an interactive program that
related issues of racism, intolerance and
empathy and understanding as they discuss
includes storytelling, artefact handling and
persecution that still beset our world.
and evaluate the historical significance of
craft activities. They will gather information
objects and images, and the related stories
through primary and secondary source
of men and women who served in Australia’s
materials about selected Jewish beliefs, rites
armed forces and those who supported
of passage, symbols, celebrations, festivals
them at home. Students will engage with
and traditions. The program can be catered
oral histories and will analyse primary source
for particular class interests or needs and
materials linked to either World War I or World
focus on: Chanukkah, Passover, Shabbat,
War II.
the sacred Jewish texts and Jewish rites of
As Mary Gallant and Harriet Hartman write in
The Journal for Holocaust Education:
“Arguably, in no other area of the curriculum
are students able to confront the past
to speak out more effectively against…
unreason and inhumanity than when engaged
in an in-depth study of the Holocaust.
Holocaust education not only brings us to a
remembrance of the Holocaust as an event
in history; it teaches us to go beyond mere
historical description, so as to construct
activism in which we attempt to repair the
past so as to heal the future.”
The SJM general program can be
personalized to concentrate on key syllabus
areas as requested by the class teacher.
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“The commitment
is to spread the
message about the
danger of hatred;
the importance of
knowledge and
persuading the next
generation to be
better humans.”
Two hour interactive session includes
a seminar with a Museum educator,
discussion with a Jewish ex-serviceman
or woman or a Holocaust Survivor, focused
Museum tour and investigation of primary
source material and documents.
$10/student
passage.
Two hour interactive session includes
a guided tour of Judaica section of the
Museum, storytelling session and craft or
creative activity (all materials provided).
$10 /student
JOE SYMONS, HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR
GUIDE, BORN 1925 IN HUNGARY
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HANA’S SUITCASE AND OTHER
STORIES
GIFTED AND TALENTED PROGRAM:
DEVELOPING AN ETHICAL FRAMEWORK
Years 4 – 7 (Stages 2, 3 & 4): English
Years 6 & 7 (Stages 3 & 4): English, Studies
in Religion and History
Hana’s Suitcase tells the true story of Fumiko
HITLER’S DAUGHTER
Years 5 & 6 (Stage 3): HSIE
Jackie French’s best-selling novel, Hitler’s
Daughter, tackles the complex moral and
Ishioka, Director of the Tokyo Holocaust
Created with the assistance of the Telstra
ethical issues that arise from a consideration
Centre, and the remarkable journey of
Foundation. Developing an Ethical
of one of the most disturbing events of
discovery she undertakes to find out what
Framework is a unique program for gifted
modern history – the Nazi genocide of the
happened to Hana Brady. Through Holocaust
and talented students that promotes and
Jews throughout World War II. Through the
Survivor or descendant testimony the
enhances moral and ethical thinking.
prism of a children’s story-telling game, the
students will gain a deeper understanding
The Holocaust of European Jewry contains
question of ‘What if Hitler had a daughter?’
of the events which surrounded Hana
some of the pre-eminent examples of man’s
creates a compelling framework for an
Brady’s life and fate. An interactive and age
inhumanity to man. However, it also contains
exploration of the difficult topics of individual
appropriate guided tour through the Museum
powerful examples of altruism, ethical
choice, ethical action and moral decision
will also provide students with historical
decision-making and great courage.
making. As the children become involved
context that will augment and deepen their
appreciation of Hana’s story.
Two hour tour includes introductory film,
personal testimony from a child Survivor
of the Holocaust, directed and age
appropriate tour of Museum exhibits
with particular focus on the Museum’s
Children’s Memorial and the experience
of children in war. $8/student
in Heidi’s story, they explore the moral and
This program addresses the questions ‘What
ethical issues in their own conversations
kind of moral development allows for and
and with their parents. This intriguing novel
nurtures such courage?’ and ‘Is there an
poses powerful questions about a frightening
ethical sensibility that can be cultivated and if
period in history and forces us to examine
so, how does one attempt to do so?’
moral issues in relation to society’s fears
Program includes pre and post visit
classroom materials for teachers and
students, full day interactive session at the
SJM, interview with Holocaust Survivor,
guided tour of the Museum with focused
worksheets and debriefing session with
SJM educator. $20 /student
and prejudices in a fresh, compelling light.
Participation in the Sydney Jewish Museum’s
Hitler’s Daughter program will allow teachers
to deepen students’ understanding of this
Two hour tour includes introductory
film, personal testimony from a child
Survivor of the Holocaust, tour of the
Museum exhibition with particular focus
on the Museum’s Children’s Memorial,
the experience of children in war and the
ethical and moral issues raised in the
novel. $8/student
Special opportunity for students studying
Hitler’s Daughter. Hear author Jackie
French speak about her book at the
Sydney Jewish Museum.
Jackie French will talk to students at the Sydney
Jewish Museum. For more information and to
secure your students’ places, please call the
Education department on 9360 7999 or email us
on booking@sjm.com.au $15 /student
Special opportunity for students studying
Once, Then, Now and After. Hear author
Morris Gleitzman speak about his book at
the Sydney Jewish Museum.
Morris Gleitzman will give two talks to
students at the Sydney Jewish Museum this
year. For more information and to secure your
work by providing a historical and personal
students’ places, please call the Education
backdrop to the novel.
department on 9360 7999 or email us at
booking@sjm.com.au $15/student
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Combined
Excursion
THE UNKNOWN SOLIDER
Combined Program Sessions
Monday, May 18 – 10am, 12.30pm
The Sydney Jewish Museum is proud
Tuesday, May 19 – 10am, 12.30pm
to partner with Monkey Baa for their 2015
Wednesday, May 20 – 10am
production The Unknown Soldier.
Thursday, May 21 – 10am, 12.30pm
Friday, May 22 – 10am, 12.30pm
The combined excursion allows students
the opportunity to think about how history is
written and which stories are remembered.
This 1.5 hour interactive program includes
a personal testimony from a Jewish exserviceman or woman and a tour of the
Australian Military exhibition Serving
Australia. Students will engage with primary
source materials and artefacts to better
understand how Australian society has
changed throughout the twentieth century.
Students will also examine the causes of
war, why men enlisted and where Australians
fought.
Linked directly to the National Curriculum,
this program is suitable for Stage 3 and 4.
Pre-visit educational materials are available.
$8/student
“I will keep the
information of your
story for the rest of
my life and never will
let go of it. Your story
has surely changed
my life forever.”
H. L., KNOX GRAMMAR PREPATORY
SCHOOL, YEAR 5
Sir John Monash
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Learn the
story of
Anne Frank
At 13 years of age, Anne and her family
were forced to go into hiding to escape
the Nazis. For over two years, Anne kept a
detailed record of her thoughts, feelings, and
experiences. One of the top 10 most read
books in the world and translated into over
70 languages, Anne’s diary has been read by
millions and offers a fascinating insight into
this tragic era of history.
In 1944 Anne Frank was arrested and later
died in Bergen-Belsen. She was 15 years old.
Come and discover why her words and
reflections remain poignant for the world
today. Book your class / school into an
“Learning about
the Holocaust has
helped me learn that
it is ok to be different
and we need to
love one another
no matter what we
disagree on.”
A.E., SACRED HEART SCHOOL, YEAR 6
education program that includes personal
testimony from a Holocaust Survivor, and
interactive age appropriate tour of the Sydney
Jewish Museum’s permanent Holocaust
exhibition.
Three hour workshop facilitated by a
Museum educator that utilises artefacts
from the SJM archives in order to explore
the themes of Anne Frank’s Diary.
Seminar includes personal testimony from
a child Survivor of the Holocaust, and
a specialised tour of the Museum that
focuses on children’s experiences.
$10/student
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For children everywhere in the hope they will live in a world of
peace and love. In memory of the children who found neither.
During the Holocaust the Germans and their collaborators
murdered as many as 1.5 million children.
Education Department
148 Darlinghurst Road
Darlinghurst NSW 2010
Australia
T 9360 7999
F 9331 4245
booking@sjm.com.au
www.sydneyjewishmuseum.com.au
Access
Five minutes from Kings Cross or
Taylor Square. The nearest parking
station is at St Vincent’s Hospital.
Public Transport
Train to Kings Cross station
Bus 389, 311 stop at Burton Street
Bus 333, 378, 380, 382, 373, 398
stop at Taylor Square
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