Educational Project

Room 28 Educational Project

The "Compendium. Room 28 Educational Project"  - there are publications in German, English and Czech - is the key reading for understanding the concept and contents of our educational project. These brochures introduce into the project and convey the story of  "The Girls of Room 28". They introduce the overall project with its basic elements - the book, the exhibition "The Girls of  Room 28" and the authentic Terezín Diary 1943-1944 written by Helga Pollak in Room 28. They also present the associated media and include exemplary teaching material and contributions by educationalists and pedagogues. See: Educational Value. 

The booklets serve as a basis and starting point for the development of further teaching materials by teachers and educators as well as people active in the cultural and educational sectors who are interested to use our exhibition for educational purposes, be it in their lessons or extracurricular projects. It is one of our wishes to also integrate worksheets created by teachers for their specific lessons in our Collection of Room teaching material.

Room 28 Compendium

Book

They were 12 to 14 years old, the girls who lived together in the Girls' Home L 410 in the Theresienstadt ghetto in the years 1942 to 1944. About 30 square meters for thirty girls - that was Room 28. 


The book The Girls of Room 28), published in 2004, tells of the everyday life of these children in the ghetto, an everyday life that contains the core of the coming tragedy. The story is embedded in the historical context and is also a chronicle of the events in the Theresienstadt ghetto. It tells of an extraordinary community of girls, a community that makes you feel the importance of art and culture, creativity and education for humanity. It  is also a story about the performances of the children's opera Brundibár in the Theresienstadt ghetto.


Image: Cover of the book published in 2009 by Schocken Books New York. 

Exhibition

The exibition illustrates the experiences of the "Girls of Room 28"and gives space to the authentic documents and testimonies. For many years it was a means for the survivors to tell their story along the oanels.

Beginnings

From left to right: Anna Hanusová, Hannelore Brenner, Hanka Weingarten, Hada Drori, Helga Kinsky. Recording Evelin Frerk.

The Room 28 Educational Project is rooted in the desire of the survivors to create something to remember their comrades from the Theresienstadt ghetto, who were murdered in the Holocaust; they also wanted to pay tribute to those adults who lovingly cared for the children in the Theresienstadt ghetto.  

A unique project

There are many aspects that make the Room 28 educational project unique. One is expressed by Professor Detelf Pech, Humboldt University Berlin. Speaking at a 2012 event at the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Berlin, he said:

"The development of personality, the humanization of man needs a counterpart. To become truly human, you need 'the other.' And what power this can have, becomes palpable through the story of the girls of room 28."


Educational value

The Room 28 Educational Project is planned to be the central realm of activities of the NPO Room 28. However: the association must be put in a position to take over the management and development of this educational project and everything that goes with it, especially the maintanance and development of the exhibition, communication with schools and with people active in the field of art and culture interested in our Offers.  

This means to establish an active team and secure financial support for the organization on a stable basis. So far all the work was done by me alone, including creating and writingh the connected websites. - This is why it is necessary that the process of transformation can be realized in 2023-2024. 

The logo leads to the association's website. It is only in German. 
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