Interactive lecture "Images of Ghetto through the lens of the victim"

·       Samuel Bak Museum

·       Naugarduko str. 10

·       Duration: 60 min

·       Group size (max. amount of people): 30 people 

·       7^th-10^th grade 

·       Interactive lesson

·       6 Eur (regular price), 3 Eur (discount)

In this interactive lesson the students are introduced to the concept of a ghetto and distinguish between historical and contemporary conceptions of ghettos. Through primary sources students explore the goals of the Nazis in establishing ghettos during the Holocaust. The students will be working with pictures taken by the victims themselves. In most cases, the Jews did not have cameras and the photographs we have were taken by the perpetrators.

 

In this seminar we will focus on the everyday life in ghettos as seen through the photographs of a Lithuanian Jew. The collection of Holocaust survivor Hirsch Kadushin from Kaunas reveals the nuances of ghetto life and how Jewish people responded to the brutal and dehumanizing conditions that they faced in the ghettos on the daily basis. These powerful visuals serve as a case study to make a bridge to the big three ghettos across Lithuania.

 

This lesson connects the topic of the Second World War with Nazi racial policy and fosters critical thinking as students analyse the context and significance of images.

 

Competencies: strength critical thinking by analysing primary sources, develop communication skills especially in a foreign language, citizenship abilities, and creativity is fostered.