In Plain Sight

In Plain Sight

In Plain Sight

A film exploring the life of Isi Metzstein and his journey to Scotland on the Kindertransport.

Hometown

Country

School

East Kilbride

Scotland, UK

St Andrew’s and St Bride’s High School

A film exploring the life of Isi Metzstein and his journey to Scotland on the Kindertransport.

Hometown

Country

School

East Kilbride

Scotland, UK

St Andrew’s and St Bride’s High School

A film exploring the life of Isi Metzstein and his journey to Scotland on the Kindertransport.

Hometown

Country

School

East Kilbride

Scotland, UK

St Andrew’s and St Bride’s High School

Research

Learning

Students researched the life of Isi Metzstein, one of the key architects who designed St Bride’s Church in East Kilbride. As part of the research, they studied source documents from libraries and archives. They also interviewed Isi’s son to gain a greater understanding of Isi’s journey to Scotland on the Kindertransport, within the wider context of the Holocaust.

The project cohort, comprising students from multiple year groups, were able to learn how their hometown in the west of Scotland, far from mainland Europe, still has a very direct connection to the Holocaust. Students also spent time learning about the Kindertransport mission to rescue thousands of children from Nazi Germany and bring them to Britain.

Research

Learning

Students researched the life of Isi Metzstein, one of the key architects who designed St Bride’s Church in East Kilbride. As part of the research, they studied source documents from libraries and archives. They also interviewed Isi’s son to gain a greater understanding of Isi’s journey to Scotland on the Kindertransport, within the wider context of the Holocaust.

The project cohort, comprising students from multiple year groups, were able to learn how their hometown in the west of Scotland, far from mainland Europe, still has a very direct connection to the Holocaust. Students also spent time learning about the Kindertransport mission to rescue thousands of children from Nazi Germany and bring them to Britain.

Research

Students researched the life of Isi Metzstein, one of the key architects who designed St Bride’s Church in East Kilbride. As part of the research, they studied source documents from libraries and archives. They also interviewed Isi’s son to gain a greater understanding of Isi’s journey to Scotland on the Kindertransport, within the wider context of the Holocaust.

Learning

The project cohort, comprising students from multiple year groups, were able to learn how their hometown in the west of Scotland, far from mainland Europe, still has a very direct connection to the Holocaust. Students also spent time learning about the Kindertransport mission to rescue thousands of children from Nazi Germany and bring them to Britain.

Enrichment

Sharing

Students have created a short film based on their research which they scripted themselves. They have used photography to research and document their findings on the life of Isi Metzstein, and journalism students are writing a feature about the project for the school magazine.

The film will be added to the Scottish Jewish Archives Centre and a blog made for GSA Archives & Collections. Gathering The Voices Scotland has asked the school to participate in a digital comic project telling Isi’s story, and the film has been shared with Vision Schools Scotland. It will be included in a local library exhibition and be used as a teaching resource for the next generation of history students coming through the school.

Enrichment

Sharing

Students have created a short film based on their research which they scripted themselves. They have used photography to research and document their findings on the life of Isi Metzstein, and journalism students are writing a feature about the project for the school magazine.

The film will be added to the Scottish Jewish Archives Centre and a blog made for GSA Archives & Collections. Gathering The Voices Scotland has asked the school to participate in a digital comic project telling Isi’s story, and the film has been shared with Vision Schools Scotland. It will be included in a local library exhibition and be used as a teaching resource for the next generation of history students coming through the school.

Enrichment

Students have created a short film based on their research which they scripted themselves. They have used photography to research and document their findings on the life of Isi Metzstein, and journalism students are writing a feature about the project for the school magazine.

Sharing

The film will be added to the Scottish Jewish Archives Centre and a blog made for GSA Archives & Collections. Gathering The Voices Scotland has asked the school to participate in a digital comic project telling Isi’s story, and the film has been shared with Vision Schools Scotland. It will be included in a local library exhibition and be used as a teaching resource for the next generation of history students coming through the school.

See how the students documented their My Hometown journey.

See how the students documented their My Hometown journey.

See how the students documented their My Hometown journey.

“We wanted to tell Isi’s story via film…so that our project had longevity, just like his”.

We wanted to tell Isi’s story via filmso that our project had longevity, just like his. 

We wanted to tell Isi’s story via filmso that our project had longevity, just like his.

Isi Metzstein

Learn all about his story and legacy.

Isi Metzstein

Learn all about his story and legacy.

Isi Metzstein

Learn all about his story and leagacy.

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More Projects

See other projects from Hometowns in the UK.

Twickenham
Southampton
Nottingham
Royal Leamington Spa
Windermere
Aberdeen
Ilford
Return to the My Hometown Gallery to view even more projects.