Blog Jewish Studies
April 12, 2011
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n Tuesday, 22nd March, Zoltan Zinn-Collis visited the school and spoke to 1st, 2nd, 3rd Year and TY students. Mr. Zinn-Collis is a Holocaust survivor and gave a very harrowing recollection of his childhood in a Nazi concentration camp. His talk was a stark reminder of the horrors of fascism and the Nazi regime. (Click on thumbnail to open an enlarged version of photo. ))
Rory O'Neill (3rd Year)
[Photo: Jorden Bukspan, 2nd Year}
Categories: Classics/CSPE/History, Jewish Studies, Transition Year.
Tags: 2010-2011, concentration camp, Holocaust survivor, Zoltan Zinn-Collis.
April 5, 2011
Dublin West Education Centre seeks expressions of interest from personnel wishing to act as a DES National Co-ordinator (part-time) for the development and implementation of a support programme for teachers of the new Junior Certificate Jewish Studies syllabus.
Click this link for more details.
Categories: Jewish Studies.
Tags: Part-time coordinator required for Jewish Studies Support Service.
March 29, 2011
On Monday, 7th March the Israeli Ambassador to Ireland, Mr. Modai, attended morning assembly hosted by 2nd Year students. He gave an informing and interesting talk on his role as an ambassador and his previous jobs. I think we all felt we learnt a lot from it too. Towards the end a few 2nd Years played some beautiful tunes on tin whistles accompanied by Turlough Eccles (2nd Year) on harp. The Stratford Music group also sang beautifully to end it all. (Click on thumbnail to open an enlarged version of photo. ))
Jorden Bukspan (2nd Year)
[Photo: Ms. O'Kelly]
Categories: General School News, Jewish Studies.
Tags: 2010-2011, Israeli Ambassador to Ireland, Mr. Modai, Stratford College, Stratford National School, visit.
March 8, 2011
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The Irish Times published a feature entitled, "The Priest Who Outfoxed the Nazis" on 4th March. The feature talks about Stephen Walker's new book, "Hide and Seek". The book is about Irish-born, Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty who helped Jews escape from Rome in World War 2.
[Image: www.irishtimes.com]
Categories: Classics/CSPE/History, Jewish Studies.
Tags: Irish Times, Jews, Monsignor Hugh O’Flaherty, Rome, war hero, World War 2.
March 8, 2011
On Wednesday, 23rd February, Marilyn Taylor, the author, gave a talk to 1st and 2nd Year students. She spoke about the history of the Jewish community in Ireland and how she incorporated elements of it into her books, "Faraway Home" and "17 Martin Street". She emphasised the importance of research in the writing of historical fiction. (Click on thumbnails to open an enlarged version of photo. ))
Carly Gresak, Ethan Brady-Arnold, Kara Stein, Ruth Somers and Jorden Bukspan (2nd Year Jewish Studies)
[Photos: Ms. Charry]
Categories: Classics/CSPE/History, Jewish Studies.
Tags: 17 Marilyn Street, Faraway Home, Irish-Jewish community, Marilyn Taylor.
