Praznine

Gaps

Praznine

Gaps

Praznine

Gaps

A research project exploring the gaps left since the Jewish community ceased to exist in Vinkovci.

Hometown

Country

School

Vinkovci

Croatia

Osnovna škola Ivana Mažuranića

A research project exploring the gaps left since the Jewish community ceased to exist in Vinkovci.

Hometown

Country

School

Vinkovci

Croatia

Osnovna škola Ivana Mažuranića

A research project exploring the gaps left since the Jewish community ceased to exist in Vinkovci.

Hometown

Country

School

Vinkovci

Croatia

Osnovna škola Ivana Mažuranića

Research

Learning

Sadly, the Jewish community in Vinkovci is a thing of the past, and students wanted to research the gaps left behind by this loss. They began with a walk through the city taking in landmarks such as the Jewish cemetery, as well as two sites where synagogues once stood, learning about the history of the Jewish community that once lived here.

Students researched the history of the Gross family and their legacy on Vinkovci, as well as the biographies of David Frankfurter and the last rabbi of Vinkovci, Mavro Frankfurter. They also spent time considering how to apply the lessons of history within a contemporary context and looking at the values of inclusion, acceptance and tolerance.

Research

Learning

Sadly, the Jewish community in Vinkovci is a thing of the past, and students wanted to research the gaps left behind by this loss. They began with a walk through the city taking in landmarks such as the Jewish cemetery, as well as two sites where synagogues once stood, learning about the history of the Jewish community that once lived here.

Students researched the history of the Gross family and their legacy on Vinkovci, as well as the biographies of David Frankfurter and the last rabbi of Vinkovci, Mavro Frankfurter. They also spent time considering how to apply the lessons of history within a contemporary context and looking at the values of inclusion, acceptance and tolerance.

Research

Sadly, the Jewish community in Vinkovci is a thing of the past, and students wanted to research the gaps left behind by this loss. They began with a walk through the city taking in landmarks such as the Jewish cemetery, as well as two sites where synagogues once stood, learning about the history of the Jewish community that once lived here.

Learning

Students researched the history of the Gross family and their legacy on Vinkovci, as well as the biographies of David Frankfurter and the last rabbi of Vinkovci, Mavro Frankfurter. They also spent time considering how to apply the lessons of history within a contemporary context and looking at the values of inclusion, acceptance and tolerance.

Enrichment

Sharing

Students attended a series of extracurricular classes to enrich their knowledge of the culture, religion and history of the Jewish community. After their visits and research, they collated their findings into a digital presentation featuring drawings, photographs and videos.

The students’ work has been shared at school and via school social media, as well as in local newspapers and with the city museum. The school hopes the resources they have created will fill in some of the “gaps” that exist, whilst there is no Jewish community based in Vinkovci.

Enrichment

Sharing

Students attended a series of extracurricular classes to enrich their knowledge of the culture, religion and history of the Jewish community. After their visits and research, they collated their findings into a digital presentation featuring drawings, photographs and videos.

The students’ work has been shared at school and via school social media, as well as in local newspapers and with the city museum. The school hopes the resources they have created will fill in some of the “gaps” that exist, whilst there is no Jewish community based in Vinkovci.

Enrichment

Students attended a series of extracurricular classes to enrich their knowledge of the culture, religion and history of the Jewish community. After their visits and research, they collated their findings into a digital presentation featuring drawings, photographs and videos.

Sharing

The students’ work has been shared at school and via school social media, as well as in local newspapers and with the city museum. The school hopes the resources they have created will fill in some of the “gaps” that exist, whilst there is no Jewish community based in Vinkovci.

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.

“The students recognise the importance of applying what has been learned to the time in which we now live.”

“The students recognise the importance of applying what has been learned to the time in which we now live.”

“The students recognise the importance of applying what has been learned to the time in which we now live.”

Gaps

See the students’ digital (Croatian language) presentations below.

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Gaps

See the students’ digital (Croatian language) presentations below.

Gaps

See the students’ digital (Croatian language) presentations below. 

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