Holocaust  Museum

Year 11, 20th Century Modern History Students had the opportunity to explore the Holocaust as part of their Unit on Social and Cultural Change. Students caught the train from Frankston Station to Caulfield to where the Jewish Holocaust Museum is currently housing it’s education facilities whilst the new Museum undergoes an extensive rebuild. 

Students participated in the In Touch with Memory Program where they heard an engaging presentation from the Education Officer and then interacted with replicas if real life artefacts housed in the Museums collection. Students then had the opportunity to meet a holocaust survivor named Paul via Zoom. They heard about Paul's experience as a child living in Nazi occupied France and then had the opportunity to ask him questions. Some of the feedback from students when asked the question:

“Why is it important to attend excursions like this?”

• The first-hand experience from a survivor is very valuable to learn about.
• They can provide us with information we may not get from school.
• It allows you to experience different types of learning strategies.
• It helps us remember important parts of history and makes it more likely for something like this never to happen again.

 Some of the surprising things students said they learnt included:

• How not everyone believed that all Jews were bad and helped Paul's family.
• That there were a few people during Nazi Germany who showed acts of courage and protected Jewish people from Hitler and the Nazi's.