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This resource invites learners to approach the history of Welsh industrialisation from a different perspective. The city of Hughesovka, today’s Donetsk in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine (former Russian Empire), was founded by Welsh and British workers. Using Hughesovka as a case study, the resource aims to enable learners to develop a more nuanced and critical perspective on the history of industrialisation in their country and to critically engage with archival material.Authors: Clara Defachel and Dr Victoria Donovan, University of St Andrews, Scotland. People’s Collection Wales.The source material (photographs and other images) within this resource comes from the Hughesovka Research Archive, held at the Glamorgan Archives, and these are reproduced here with their kind permission. Curriculum for Wales - Progression Steps 3 & 4HumanitiesKey Stage 3 & 4HistoryLifelong LearningThis resource provides opportunities for personal or professional development. Learning Activity PackThis resource provides learning activities for your students.
Fleeing across Europe to escape the Nazis, about 10,000 Jewish children arrived in Great Britain between December 1938 and May 1940 on 'Kindertransport' (Children’s Transport). Most of them had to travel without their parents or other family members. Several of them ended up in Wales. In this collection of resources, we explore some of the stories of child refugees who came on Kindertransport to Wales.Image above: Dorothy Fleming, aged four, standing in Rathauspark in Vienna. The photograph was taken in 1932. © From the collection at the National Holocaust Centre and Museum, UK. Kindertransport Lesson 1: Jewish life in Central Europe before World War 2. This first lesson explores the life of a young Austrian Jewish girl, Dorothy Fleming, before she arrived in Cardiff. This resource was produced as part of the 'Côf a lithr, llythyrau a geidw: creating Holocaust resources for Welsh schools' partnership project between Centre for the Movement of People (CMOP), Aberystwyth University, and Jewish History Association of South Wales/Cymdeithas Hanes Iddewig De Cymru (JHASW/CHIDC). The project is kindly supported by the Association of Jewish Refugees, Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust, Jewish Historical Society of England and Garfield Weston Foundation. Key Stage 3History, Literacy skills, Art and design Learning Activity PackThis resource provides learning activities for your students using our website. It is one of a series of 4 on the topic of 'Kindertransport’. Here are links to the other resources in this series:Kindertransport Lesson 2Kindertransport Lesson 3Kindertransport Lesson 4 See the Quick Links below for content to accompany this resource.
Preserving and sharing your historical documentsThe Jewish History Association of South Wales / Cymdeithas Hanes Iddewig De Cymru (JHASW / CHIDC) was established in November 2017 with the aim to uncover, document, preserve and share the tangible and intangible cultural heritage of the Jewish communities of south Wales.These documents form part of a Heritage Toolkit which will enable small communities and organisations to take the first steps towards preserving and sharing their heritage, even if they have no experience in this field.Glamorgan Archives has been a long-term partner for many JHASW/CHIDC projects and contributed these documents as part of a joint project (together with People’s Collection Wales) for the Welsh Government funded Coronavirus Recovery Grant For Volunteering 2020/21. This resource contains guidance on: Preserving your historical material at your local archivesGuidelines for Listing records prior to deposit at Glamorgan ArchivesDocument Handling - General Principles Sharing your historical material on People's Collection WalesHow to create a People's Collection Wales catalogue for Tangible MaterialCopyright - a very brief introduction Further parts of the toolkit can be found on our website at www.jhasw.com/heritage-toolkit. Lifelong LearningThis resource is for adult learners and provides opportunities for personal or professional development. Learning Activity PackThis resource provides learning activities to help you develop new skills and knowledge. See the Quick Links below for content to accompany this resource.
Would you like to use People's Collection Wales for learning but need some help? Book a free 1-2-1 virtual support session today! For teachers and educatorsPeople's Collection Wales is dedicated to the history, culture and people of Wales. It is a rich source of locally relevant material that can help learners discover their heritage and develop their sense of cynefin. Learners can:Search for contentUpload their own contentDevelop digital skillsFulfil requirements of the Digital Competence Framework What content have you created with your learners that you could share with Wales and the World? For heritage partners including museums, libraries, archives and community groupsPublishing content on People's Collection Wales can help showcase the work of your organisation or project. We can support you to publish material and reach learning audiences. We can also support with digitisation and promotion of your content.You can:Search for contentUpload your own contentRaise awareness of your work and signpost users to your website, project or eventsCreate and publish learning materialsGet your content onto Hwb, the Welsh Government's digital learning platform, and reach teachers and learners throughout Wales To book a 30-minute support session with PCW Learning Officer Catalena Angele, email: [email protected] available: Monday and Friday, 3-5pm. Sessions will run via Microsoft Teams and be tailored to your needs. They could include:A general tour of PCW content and the Learn sectionHow to create an account and start contributingDigital rights – how our content can be used and repurposedWhere to find us on HwbAnything else! If you would like to meet at a different time, or have any other enquiry, please email [email protected] Curriculum for WalesHumanities, Digital competence frameworkFoundation PhaseKnowledge and understanding of the worldKey Stages 2-4HistoryLifelong LearningThis resource provides opportunities for personal or professional development.
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People in Wales have a long history of campaigning and protesting against injustice, unfairness, and inequality. There are many different ways in which people can campaign or protest.In this eBook we will take a look at some of the different ways that people protest. How do you think the ways in which people protest have changed over time?Access the e-book on the Amgueddfa Cymru website Curriculum for WalesHumanitiesEvents and human experiences are complex, and are perceived, interpreted and represented in different ways Learning Activity PackThis resource provides learning activities for your students. See the Quick Links below for content to accompany this Teaching Resource.
In this lesson, the students will look at the story of Kate Bosse-Griffiths, a German-Jewish refugee, who fled to Wales and became a leading figure in the Welsh-language movement.Image above: Kate Bosse and Gwyn Griffiths on their wedding day, Pontypridd, September 1939. Image courtesy of Heini Gruffudd. This resource was produced as part of the 'Côf a lithr, llythyrau a geidw: creating Holocaust resources for Welsh schools' partnership project between Centre for the Movement of People (CMOP), Aberystwyth University, and Jewish History Association of South Wales/Cymdeithas Hanes Iddewig De Cymru (JHASW/CHIDC). The project is kindly supported by the Association of Jewish Refugees, Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust, Jewish Historical Society of England and Garfield Weston Foundation. Key Stage 3Art and design, History, Literacy Skills, Welsh Language Learning Activity PackThis resource provides learning activities for your students using our website. See the Quick Links below for content to accompany this resource.
This lesson focuses on Holocaust commemoration prompting students to think about how and why we should remember the Holocaust and its relevance for the future.Image above: Cardiff Reform Synagogue Holocaust Memorial Tablet, 2019. Image credit: Jewish History Association of South Wales/Cymdeithas Hanes Iddewig De Cymru (JHASW/CHIDC). This resource was produced as part of the 'Côf a lithr, llythyrau a geidw: creating Holocaust resources for Welsh schools' partnership project between Centre for the Movement of People (CMOP), Aberystwyth University, and Jewish History Association of South Wales/Cymdeithas Hanes Iddewig De Cymru (JHASW/CHIDC). The project is kindly supported by the Association of Jewish Refugees, Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust, Jewish Historical Society of England and Garfield Weston Foundation. Key Stage 3 and 4History, Literacy Skills, Education for sustainable development and global citizenship, Personal and social education Learning Activity PackThis resource provides learning activities for your students using our website. See the Quick Links below for content to accompany this resource.
In this lesson, students will learn about the post-war life of refugees in Wales, and how they adjusted to their new identities.Image above: Portrait of an Anglesey Man by Karel Lek (1929-2000) © The estate of Karel Lek Photo credit: Bangor University. This resource was produced as part of the 'Côf a lithr, llythyrau a geidw: creating Holocaust resources for Welsh schools' partnership project between Centre for the Movement of People (CMOP), Aberystwyth University, and Jewish History Association of South Wales/Cymdeithas Hanes Iddewig De Cymru (JHASW/CHIDC). The project is kindly supported by the Association of Jewish Refugees, Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust, Jewish Historical Society of England and Garfield Weston Foundation. Key Stage 3 & 4History, Literacy Skills, Education for sustainable development and global citizenship, Personal and social education Learning Activity PackThis resource provides learning activities for your students using our website. See the Quick Links below for content to accompany this resource.
This lesson examines the liberation of camps and ghettos by the Allies.Image above: Theresienstadt Ghetto archway with the phrase Arbeit Macht Frei (Work sets you free), July 2013. Image: Wikimedia Commons. Image author: Andrew Shiva. Creative Commons licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en. This resource was produced as part of the 'Côf a lithr, llythyrau a geidw: creating Holocaust resources for Welsh schools' partnership project between Centre for the Movement of People (CMOP), Aberystwyth University, and Jewish History Association of South Wales/Cymdeithas Hanes Iddewig De Cymru (JHASW/CHIDC). The project is kindly supported by the Association of Jewish Refugees, Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust, Jewish Historical Society of England and Garfield Weston Foundation. Key Stage 4History, Literacy Skills, Education for sustainable development and global citizenship, Personal and social education (Ethics) Learning Activity PackThis resource provides learning activities for your students using our website. See the Quick Links below for content to accompany this resource.
In this lesson, students will learn about Jewish refugees who joined the British armed forces during World War Two. Many Jewish soldiers who were formerly refugees served in Wales.Students will hear oral history testimonies from three Jewish refugees, who served in the British Army during World War Two.Image above: X Troop at Aberdyfi, 1943. Photo courtesy of Colin Anson. Image credit: Commando Veterans Archive. Creative Commons licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/. This resource was produced as part of the 'Côf a lithr, llythyrau a geidw: creating Holocaust resources for Welsh schools' partnership project between Centre for the Movement of People (CMOP), Aberystwyth University, and Jewish History Association of South Wales/Cymdeithas Hanes Iddewig De Cymru (JHASW/CHIDC). The project is kindly supported by the Association of Jewish Refugees, Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust, Jewish Historical Society of England and Garfield Weston Foundation. Key Stage 4History, Literacy Skills Learning Activity PackThis resource provides learning activities for your students using our website. See the Quick Links below for content to accompany this resource.
In this lesson, students will learn about Jewish doctors, dentists and nurses who came to the UK in the 1930s, fleeing the Nazi persecution.Image above: Paul Bosse (standing, left) meeting Hitler in Wittenberg, Germany, in 1935. This photograph was taken after an explosion at a nearby munitions factory. Despite all of his work, Paul was dismissed six months later. Image courtesy of Heini Gruffudd. This resource was produced as part of the 'Côf a lithr, llythyrau a geidw: creating Holocaust resources for Welsh schools' partnership project between Centre for the Movement of People (CMOP), Aberystwyth University, and Jewish History Association of South Wales/Cymdeithas Hanes Iddewig De Cymru (JHASW/CHIDC). The project is kindly supported by the Association of Jewish Refugees, Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust, Jewish Historical Society of England and Garfield Weston Foundation. Key Stage 4History, Literacy Skills Learning Activity PackThis resource provides learning activities for your students using our website. See the Quick Links below for content to accompany this resource.
This lesson looks at the religious life of Jewish refugees in Wales. It focuses on two topics: Religious service and cheder, and kosher food.Religion was an important part of life for many Jewish refugees in Wales. Many attended synagogues or cheder (religious schooling). Jewish dietary laws, rooted in religion, specify which foods Jews can or cannot eat. The laws also specify how the food is prepared both before it reaches the home and within it. Generally, the more Orthodox a person’s background, the more closely observed these rules are.Students will hear oral history testimonies from two Kindertransport refugees – one describing religious services at Gwrych Castle and one about religious observance in their temporary hostel.Image above: Cheder class, Swansea Beth Hamedrash, 1908-09. Image courtesy of Leonard Mars. This resource was produced as part of the 'Côf a lithr, llythyrau a geidw: creating Holocaust resources for Welsh schools' partnership project between Centre for the Movement of People (CMOP), Aberystwyth University, and Jewish History Association of South Wales/Cymdeithas Hanes Iddewig De Cymru (JHASW/CHIDC). The project is kindly supported by the Association of Jewish Refugees, Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust, Jewish Historical Society of England and Garfield Weston Foundation. Key Stage 3History, Literacy Skills Learning Activity PackThis resource provides learning activities for your students using our website. See the Quick Links below for content to accompany this resource.
This lesson looks at refugees from Nazi Germany who became domestic servants in Wales. This was the most common occupation among refugees, with 20,000 women from Germany, Austria and Czechoslovakia entering Britain on domestic visas before September 1939.Students will hear an oral history testimony describing Fanny Höchstetter’s experience as a domestic servant and hotel chambermaid.Image above: Fanny and Bertl Höchstetter shortly after their dismissal from the German civil service in 1933. Their gestures show what they thought of Hitler. Image: © Ernie Hunter. This resource was produced as part of the 'Côf a lithr, llythyrau a geidw: creating Holocaust resources for Welsh schools' partnership project between Centre for the Movement of People (CMOP), Aberystwyth University, and Jewish History Association of South Wales/Cymdeithas Hanes Iddewig De Cymru (JHASW/CHIDC). The project is kindly supported by the Association of Jewish Refugees, Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust, Jewish Historical Society of England and Garfield Weston Foundation. Key Stage 4History, Literacy Skills Learning Activity PackThis resource provides learning activities for your students using our website. See the Quick Links below for content to accompany this resource.
In this collection of resources, the students will learn about the Treforest Trading Estate, near Pontypridd, which was set up as part of the Special Areas Act of 1934. The Act was created to help parts of Britain with high unemployment, and it offered support to businesses to set up in these areas. When the Nazis began seizing Jewish businesses in Germany in the years after 1933, many Jewish refugees fled here to establish their businesses with help from this scheme.By May 1940, 55 businesses started by Jewish refugees were running at Treforest. They provided jobs for around 1,800 local people.In this lesson, students will learn about the experiences of the Schoenmann family, who ran a cigarette paper and box factory at Treforest. Their business was deemed “vital to the war effort” as cigarettes were classed as “essential to keeping up morale both in the forces, and at home”.This is session 2 of 2 on the topic of Treforest Trading Estate.Image above: The wall plaque for the General Paper & Box Manufacturing Company in Treforest Trading Estate, 1941. Image: Jewish History Association of South Wales/Cymdeithas Hanes Iddewig De Cymru (JHASW/CHIDC). Image courtesy of George Schoenmann. This resource was produced as part of the 'Côf a lithr, llythyrau a geidw: creating Holocaust resources for Welsh schools' partnership project between Centre for the Movement of People (CMOP), Aberystwyth University, and Jewish History Association of South Wales/Cymdeithas Hanes Iddewig De Cymru (JHASW/CHIDC). The project is kindly supported by the Association of Jewish Refugees, Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust, Jewish Historical Society of England and Garfield Weston Foundation. Key Stage 3Art and design, History, Literacy skills Learning Activity PackThis resource provides learning activities for your students using our website. It is one of two on the topic of Treforest Trading Estate. Here is a link to the other resource in this series:The Holocaust and Wales: Aero Zipp Fasteners at Treforest Trading Estate See the Quick Links below for content to accompany this resource.
In this collection of resources, we explore the internment of Jewish refugees as ‘enemy aliens’ in 1939. After the outbreak of war in September 1939, all Germans and Austrians in Britain became ‘enemy aliens’ and had to register with the police. Although most remained at liberty, in the summer of 1940, restrictions tightened due to the risk of German invasion, and tens of thousands were interned. The increase in numbers of those interned exhausted the capacity of existing sites and, although most refugees were interned in camps in Britain, some were deported to other countries, notably Canada and Australia.Using two oral history testimonies, this lesson explores the internment of Jewish Refugees as ‘enemy aliens’ in the UK and their experience of having been sent to camps in Canada and Australia.This is session 2 of 2 on the topic of Internment of ‘enemy aliens’ and it is recommended that teachers use both resources.Image above: Enemy Aliens and Internees card for Heinrich David Pinkus. The National Archives, Kew, London, England, HO 396 WW2 Internees (Aliens) Index Cards 1939-1947, Archive Reference: HO 396/135. Image: Findmypast. Original document: ©Crown Copyright. Image reproduced by courtesy of The National Archives, London, England. This resource was produced as part of the 'Côf a lithr, llythyrau a geidw: creating Holocaust resources for Welsh schools' partnership project between Centre for the Movement of People (CMOP), Aberystwyth University, and Jewish History Association of South Wales/Cymdeithas Hanes Iddewig De Cymru (JHASW/CHIDC). The project is kindly supported by the Association of Jewish Refugees, Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust, Jewish Historical Society of England and Garfield Weston Foundation. Key Stage 4History, Literacy Skills Learning Activity PackThis resource provides learning activities for your students using our website. It is one of two on the topic of Internment of ‘enemy aliens’. Here is a link to the other resource in this series:Internment of ‘enemy aliens’ Part 1 See the Quick Links below for content to accompany this resource.
This lesson explores the Berlin-born Jewish artist Heinz Koppel, who lived in Wales. Students explore different sources to gain an understanding of the artist’s life and artistic style. This lesson uses elements of Drama and Movement, so is best delivered in a large space such as a Drama studio.Image above: Heinz Koppel and Renate Fischl on their wedding day, 1949. Image courtesy of Gaby Koppel. This resource was produced as part of the 'Côf a lithr, llythyrau a geidw: creating Holocaust resources for Welsh schools' partnership project between Centre for the Movement of People (CMOP), Aberystwyth University, and Jewish History Association of South Wales/Cymdeithas Hanes Iddewig De Cymru (JHASW/CHIDC). The project is kindly supported by the Association of Jewish Refugees, Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust, Jewish Historical Society of England and Garfield Weston Foundation. Key Stage 4History, Art and design Learning Activity PackThis resource provides learning activities for your students using our website. See the Quick Links below for content to accompany this resource.
After the outbreak of war in September 1939, all Germans and Austrians in Britain became ‘enemy aliens’ and had to register with the police. Although most remained at liberty, in the summer of 1940, restrictions tightened and tens of thousands were interned. This lesson explores some of the effects that internment had on people’s lives.This is session 1 of 2 on the topic of Internment of ‘enemy aliens’ and it is recommended that teachers use both resources.Image above: Wilhelm Jondorf (1890-1957). The Fifth Columnist, Onchan, Isle of Man, 1940. Gift of Mrs Betty Jondorf, London. Collection of the Yad Vashem Art Museum, Jerusalem. This resource was produced as part of the 'Côf a lithr, llythyrau a geidw: creating Holocaust resources for Welsh schools' partnership project between Centre for the Movement of People (CMOP), Aberystwyth University, and Jewish History Association of South Wales/Cymdeithas Hanes Iddewig De Cymru (JHASW/CHIDC). The project is kindly supported by the Association of Jewish Refugees, Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust, Jewish Historical Society of England and Garfield Weston Foundation. Key Stage 4History, Literacy Skills Learning Activity PackThis resource provides learning activities for your students using our website. It is one of two on the topic of Internment of ‘enemy aliens’. Here is a link to the other resource in this series:Internment of ‘enemy aliens’ Part 2 See the Quick Links below for content to accompany this resource.
Treforest Trading Estate, near Pontypridd, was set up as part of the Special Areas Act of 1934. The Act was created to help parts of Britain with high unemployment, and it offered support to businesses to set up in these areas. When the Nazis began seizing Jewish businesses in Germany in the years after 1933, many Jewish refugees fled here to establish their businesses with help from this scheme.By May 1940, 55 businesses started by Jewish refugees were running at Treforest. They provided jobs for around 1,800 local people. One of these factories was Aero Zipp Fasteners set up by refugee industrialist Joachim Koppel, a Jewish businessman who spent many years of his life in Berlin until he had to flee. Aero Zipp produced metal zip fasteners. They had their factory at Treforest and their offices in London. During World War 2, like several other Jewish businesses, they contributed to the war effort by making zips for military equipment.In this lesson, students bring the factory to life in a practical and creative way, using soundscape.This is session 1 of 2 on the topic of Treforest Trading Estate.Image above: Advertisement for Aero Zipp Fasteners, 1969. Jewish History Association of South Wales/Cymdeithas Hanes Iddewig De Cymru (JHASW/CHIDC) This resource was produced as part of the 'Côf a lithr, llythyrau a geidw: creating Holocaust resources for Welsh schools' partnership project between Centre for the Movement of People (CMOP), Aberystwyth University, and Jewish History Association of South Wales/Cymdeithas Hanes Iddewig De Cymru (JHASW/CHIDC). The project is kindly supported by the Association of Jewish Refugees, Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust, Jewish Historical Society of England and Garfield Weston Foundation. Key Stage 3Art and design, History, Music Learning Activity PackThis resource provides learning activities for your students using our website. It is one of two on the topic of Treforest Trading Estate. Here is a link to the other resource in this series:The Holocaust and Wales: General Paper and Box Manufacturing Company at Treforest Trading Estate See the Quick Links below for content to accompany this resource.
Jewish artists in Wales: case study, Josef HermanJewish refugee artist Josef Herman, lived in Ystradgynlais in the Swansea valley for eleven years. In this lesson, students are invited to explore Herman’s artwork and create pieces of their own in his style. This lesson can be used as a stand-alone lesson or be incorporated into a GCSE Art artist study scheme of work.Image above: Miners singing by Josef Herman (1911-2000). ©The artist's estate/Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales. This resource was produced as part of the 'Côf a lithr, llythyrau a geidw: creating Holocaust resources for Welsh schools' partnership project between Centre for the Movement of People (CMOP), Aberystwyth University, and Jewish History Association of South Wales/Cymdeithas Hanes Iddewig De Cymru (JHASW/CHIDC). The project is kindly supported by the Association of Jewish Refugees, Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust, Jewish Historical Society of England and Garfield Weston Foundation. Key Stage 4History, Art and design Learning Activity PackThis resource provides learning activities for your students using our website. See the Quick Links below for content to accompany this resource.
On 9 and 10 November 1938, the Nazi regime conducted a series of attacks called ‘pogroms’ against the Jewish population in Germany and other Nazi-occupied territories. This event became known as Kristallnacht or ‘Night of Broken Glass’ because of the shattered glass that filled the streets after the vandalism and destruction of synagogues, Jewish-owned businesses and homes. In this collection of resources, we explore former Welsh resident, Julius Weil’s recollections of this devastating event. Julius Weil died in Cardiff in 2021.Image above: Interior view of the destroyed Fasanenstraße Synagogue, Berlin, burned during the November Pogroms, November 1938. Center for Jewish History, New York City. Courtesy of Leo Baeck Institute. Kristallnacht 2: The last bar mitzvahFollowing on from Kristallnacht lesson 1, this second lesson explores Julius Weil’s account of his bar mitzvah, the last to take place in the Glockengasse Synagogue before it was destroyed during Kristallnacht. Students will explore the impact of this event in a creative way, producing their own small installations. This resource was produced as part of the 'Côf a lithr, llythyrau a geidw: creating Holocaust resources for Welsh schools' partnership project between Centre for the Movement of People (CMOP), Aberystwyth University, and Jewish History Association of South Wales/Cymdeithas Hanes Iddewig De Cymru (JHASW/CHIDC). The project is kindly supported by the Association of Jewish Refugees, Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust, Jewish Historical Society of England and Garfield Weston Foundation. Key Stage 4History, Literacy skills Learning Activity PackThis resource provides learning activities for your students using our website. It is one of two on the topic of 'Kristallnacht’. Here is a link to the other resource in this series:Kristallnacht 1 See the Quick Links below for content to accompany this resource.
On 9 and 10 November 1938, the Nazi regime conducted a series of attacks called ‘pogroms’ against the Jewish population in Germany and other Nazi-occupied territories. This event became known as Kristallnacht or ‘Night of Broken Glass’ because of the shattered glass that filled the streets after the vandalism and destruction of synagogues, Jewish-owned businesses and homes. In this collection of resources, we explore former Welsh resident, Julius Weil’s recollections of this devastating event. Julius Weil died in Cardiff in 2021.Image above: Arnold Weil, Köln, April 1936. Jewish History Association of South Wales/Cymdeithas Hanes Iddewig De Cymru (JHASW/CHIDC). Kristallnacht 1: Memories of Kristallnacht. This lesson introduces learners to Kristallnacht using Julius Weil’s testimony and other photographs and information. Students are asked to use these sources to write a newspaper report. This resource was produced as part of the 'Côf a lithr, llythyrau a geidw: creating Holocaust resources for Welsh schools' partnership project between Centre for the Movement of People (CMOP), Aberystwyth University, and Jewish History Association of South Wales/Cymdeithas Hanes Iddewig De Cymru (JHASW/CHIDC). The project is kindly supported by the Association of Jewish Refugees, Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust, Jewish Historical Society of England and Garfield Weston Foundation. Key Stage 4History, Literacy skills Learning Activity PackThis resource provides learning activities for your students using our website. It is one of two on the topic of 'Kristallnacht’. Here is a link to the other resource in this series:Kristallnacht 2 See the Quick Links below for content to accompany this resource.
Fleeing across Europe to escape the Nazis, about 10,000 Jewish children arrived in Great Britain between December 1938 and May 1940 on 'Kindertransport' (Children’s Transport). Most of them had to travel without their parents or other family members. Several of them ended up in Wales. In this collection of resources, we explore some of the stories of child refugees who came on Kindertransport to Wales.Image above: Renate Collins's ID card. Image courtesy of Renate Collins. Image source: Centre for the Movement of People, Aberystwyth University. https://wp-research.aber.ac.uk/nsrefugeeswales/history/background-of-refugees/refugee-profiles/renate-collins/ Kindertransport Lesson 4: Life in Wales.The fourth lesson explores a range of locations across Wales where the Kindertransportees lived and the impact of Kindertransport on the local history in Wales. This lesson is an opportunity to reflect on the knowledge gained in the previous three Kindertransport lessons. This resource was produced as part of the 'Côf a lithr, llythyrau a geidw: creating Holocaust resources for Welsh schools' partnership project between Centre for the Movement of People (CMOP), Aberystwyth University, and Jewish History Association of South Wales/Cymdeithas Hanes Iddewig De Cymru (JHASW/CHIDC). The project is kindly supported by the Association of Jewish Refugees, Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust, Jewish Historical Society of England and Garfield Weston Foundation. Key Stage 3History, Literacy skills Learning Activity PackThis resource provides learning activities for your students using our website. It is one of a series of 4 on the topic of 'Kindertransport’. Here are links to the other resources in this series:Kindertransport Lesson 1Kindertransport Lesson 2Kindertransport Lesson 3 See the Quick Links below for content to accompany this resource.
Fleeing across Europe to escape the Nazis, about 10,000 Jewish children arrived in Great Britain between December 1938 and May 1940 on 'Kindertransport' (Children’s Transport). Most of them had to travel without their parents or other family members. Several of them ended up in Wales. In this collection of resources, we explore some of the stories of child refugees who came on Kindertransport to Wales.Image above: Enemy Aliens and Internees card for Maria Beate Siegel. Findmypast. Original document: © Crown Copyright. Image reproduced by courtesy of The National Archives, London, England. Kindertransport Lesson 3: Arrival in Wales.This third lesson explores the story of Bea Green, a German Jewish child refugee, who travelled to Britain on Kindertransport and lived in Wales after her school was evacuated there. This resource was produced as part of the 'Côf a lithr, llythyrau a geidw: creating Holocaust resources for Welsh schools' partnership project between Centre for the Movement of People (CMOP), Aberystwyth University, and Jewish History Association of South Wales/Cymdeithas Hanes Iddewig De Cymru (JHASW/CHIDC). The project is kindly supported by the Association of Jewish Refugees, Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust, Jewish Historical Society of England and Garfield Weston Foundation. Key Stage 3History, Literacy skills, Art and design Learning Activity PackThis resource provides learning activities for your students using our website. It is one of a series of 4 on the topic of 'Kindertransport’. Here are links to the other resources in this series:Kindertransport Lesson 1Kindertransport Lesson 2Kindertransport Lesson 4 See the Quick Links below for content to accompany this resource.
Fleeing across Europe to escape the Nazis, about 10,000 Jewish children arrived in Great Britain between December 1938 and May 1940 on 'Kindertransport' (Children’s Transport). Most of them had to travel without their parents or other family members. Several of them ended up in Wales. In this collection of resources, we explore some of the stories of child refugees who came on Kindertransport to Wales.Image above: Dorothy Fleming (left) and her sister Lisi (right), 1938. © From the collection at the National Holocaust Centre and Museum, UK. Kindertransport lesson 2: The Journey to Britain. This second lesson explores the Kindertransport journey of a young Austrian Jewish girl, Dorothy Fleming. She made this journey to Britain in 1938 before eventually settling with her family in Cardiff. This resource was produced as part of the 'Côf a lithr, llythyrau a geidw: creating Holocaust resources for Welsh schools' partnership project between Centre for the Movement of People (CMOP), Aberystwyth University, and Jewish History Association of South Wales/Cymdeithas Hanes Iddewig De Cymru (JHASW/CHIDC). The project is kindly supported by the Association of Jewish Refugees, Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust, Jewish Historical Society of England and Garfield Weston Foundation. Key Stage 3History, Literacy skills Learning Activity PackThis resource provides learning activities for your students using our website. It is one of a series of 4 on the topic of 'Kindertransport’. Here are links to the other resources in this series:Kindertransport Lesson 1Kindertransport Lesson 3Kindertransport Lesson 4 See the Quick Links below for content to accompany this resource.
This resource invites learners to approach the history of Welsh industrialisation from a different perspective. The city of Hughesovka, today’s Donetsk in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine (former Russian Empire), was founded by Welsh and British workers. Using Hughesovka as a case study, the resource aims to enable learners to develop a more nuanced and critical perspective on the history of industrialisation in their country and to critically engage with archival material.Authors: Clara Defachel and Dr Victoria Donovan, University of St Andrews, Scotland. People’s Collection Wales.The source material (photographs and other images) within this resource comes from the Hughesovka Research Archive, held at the Glamorgan Archives, and these are reproduced here with their kind permission. Curriculum for Wales - Progression Steps 3 & 4HumanitiesKey Stage 3 & 4HistoryLifelong LearningThis resource provides opportunities for personal or professional development. Learning Activity PackThis resource provides learning activities for your students.
Fleeing across Europe to escape the Nazis, about 10,000 Jewish children arrived in Great Britain between December 1938 and May 1940 on 'Kindertransport' (Children’s Transport). Most of them had to travel without their parents or other family members. Several of them ended up in Wales. In this collection of resources, we explore some of the stories of child refugees who came on Kindertransport to Wales.Image above: Dorothy Fleming, aged four, standing in Rathauspark in Vienna. The photograph was taken in 1932. © From the collection at the National Holocaust Centre and Museum, UK. Kindertransport Lesson 1: Jewish life in Central Europe before World War 2. This first lesson explores the life of a young Austrian Jewish girl, Dorothy Fleming, before she arrived in Cardiff. This resource was produced as part of the 'Côf a lithr, llythyrau a geidw: creating Holocaust resources for Welsh schools' partnership project between Centre for the Movement of People (CMOP), Aberystwyth University, and Jewish History Association of South Wales/Cymdeithas Hanes Iddewig De Cymru (JHASW/CHIDC). The project is kindly supported by the Association of Jewish Refugees, Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust, Jewish Historical Society of England and Garfield Weston Foundation. Key Stage 3History, Literacy skills, Art and design Learning Activity PackThis resource provides learning activities for your students using our website. It is one of a series of 4 on the topic of 'Kindertransport’. Here are links to the other resources in this series:Kindertransport Lesson 2Kindertransport Lesson 3Kindertransport Lesson 4 See the Quick Links below for content to accompany this resource.
Preserving and sharing your historical documentsThe Jewish History Association of South Wales / Cymdeithas Hanes Iddewig De Cymru (JHASW / CHIDC) was established in November 2017 with the aim to uncover, document, preserve and share the tangible and intangible cultural heritage of the Jewish communities of south Wales.These documents form part of a Heritage Toolkit which will enable small communities and organisations to take the first steps towards preserving and sharing their heritage, even if they have no experience in this field.Glamorgan Archives has been a long-term partner for many JHASW/CHIDC projects and contributed these documents as part of a joint project (together with People’s Collection Wales) for the Welsh Government funded Coronavirus Recovery Grant For Volunteering 2020/21. This resource contains guidance on: Preserving your historical material at your local archivesGuidelines for Listing records prior to deposit at Glamorgan ArchivesDocument Handling - General Principles Sharing your historical material on People's Collection WalesHow to create a People's Collection Wales catalogue for Tangible MaterialCopyright - a very brief introduction Further parts of the toolkit can be found on our website at www.jhasw.com/heritage-toolkit. Lifelong LearningThis resource is for adult learners and provides opportunities for personal or professional development. Learning Activity PackThis resource provides learning activities to help you develop new skills and knowledge. See the Quick Links below for content to accompany this resource.
Would you like to use People's Collection Wales for learning but need some help? Book a free 1-2-1 virtual support session today! For teachers and educatorsPeople's Collection Wales is dedicated to the history, culture and people of Wales. It is a rich source of locally relevant material that can help learners discover their heritage and develop their sense of cynefin. Learners can:Search for contentUpload their own contentDevelop digital skillsFulfil requirements of the Digital Competence Framework What content have you created with your learners that you could share with Wales and the World? For heritage partners including museums, libraries, archives and community groupsPublishing content on People's Collection Wales can help showcase the work of your organisation or project. We can support you to publish material and reach learning audiences. We can also support with digitisation and promotion of your content.You can:Search for contentUpload your own contentRaise awareness of your work and signpost users to your website, project or eventsCreate and publish learning materialsGet your content onto Hwb, the Welsh Government's digital learning platform, and reach teachers and learners throughout Wales To book a 30-minute support session with PCW Learning Officer Catalena Angele, email: [email protected] available: Monday and Friday, 3-5pm. Sessions will run via Microsoft Teams and be tailored to your needs. They could include:A general tour of PCW content and the Learn sectionHow to create an account and start contributingDigital rights – how our content can be used and repurposedWhere to find us on HwbAnything else! If you would like to meet at a different time, or have any other enquiry, please email [email protected] Curriculum for WalesHumanities, Digital competence frameworkFoundation PhaseKnowledge and understanding of the worldKey Stages 2-4HistoryLifelong LearningThis resource provides opportunities for personal or professional development.
Would you like to contribute your content to People's Collection Wales? Not quite sure how to get started? Watch our short video below, then read our easy to follow How To guides to learn how to register an account, upload and publish.Teachers: The skills developed when creating an account and uploading items to People's Collection Wales fulfil many of the requirements of the Digital Competence Framework. Read more in our Teachers Toolbox. Curriculum for WalesDigital Competence FrameworkLifelong LearningThis resource provides opportunities for personal or professional development.
Here in the LEARN section you can find educational resources for learners of all ages. Some of these resources have been created by the PCW team, some by our federated partner institutions*, and some by our partners in the community, in education or in the Museums, Libraries and Archives sector.Are you involved in community projects, in education or in the MLA sector? Do you have educational material that you would like to share more widely? Are you working on a project that would be interesting to a learning audience? Do you have an idea for a resource that you would like to develop further? Watch this short video to see How People’s Collection Wales can help you to promote your learning materials * The three federated partner institutions that make up People's Collection Wales are: Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales, National Library of Wales, and the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales. Lifelong LearningThis resource provides opportunities for personal or professional development.
Discover the ‘Memory Archive’ on People's Collection Wales and learn about dementia.Raising dementia awareness develops learners’ knowledge and understanding of this common life-changing condition. It can also provide them with valuable life skills allowing them to support people in their families and communities living with dementia.This resource:will introduce you to the ‘Memory Archive’ on People’s Collection Wales, an archive of images that you can use in reminiscence work with people living with dementiawill introduce you to Alzheimer’s Society’s teaching resources for schools that make it easy to teach and learn about dementiagives guidance on how you can use the Memory Archive in two practical reminiscence activities: Create a Memory Tree and Create a Memory Timelinesign-posts to other free dementia resources, highlighting ones that are available in Welsh and English Watch a short video about the Memory Archive. Foundation PhasePersonal and social development, well-being and cultural diversity, Knowledge and understanding of the worldKey Stage 2, 3 & 4Personal and social educationCurriculum for WalesHealth and Wellbeing, Digital Competence FrameworkLifelong LearningThis resource has been developed for use in schools but contains activities that could be used by people of any age to work with adults living with dementia. It could be used by families to support a family member or by those working within a care environment. Learning Activity PackThis resource provides learning activities for your students using our website. See the Quick Links below for content to accompany this resource.
Capture Your pupils' COVID-19 Story.Throughout the centuries we have looked at diaries, photographs, documents and recordings, to help us understand other periods in history. This evidence from the past can allow us to see how people lived their day-to-day lives and how they coped during times of crisis.With your help, we'd like to create a COVID digital time capsule on the People’s Collection Wales website. Can you and your pupils contribute photos, stories and memories of things that changed during the pandemic? This digital record will help current and future generations to understand what it was really like to live through these challenging times. Foundation PhaseDigital competence framework, Personal and social development, well-being and cultural diversity, Knowledge and understanding of the world, Creative developmentKey Stage 2, 3 & 4Digital competence framework, Literacy skills, Education for sustainable development and global citizenshipCurriculum for Wales 2022Expressive arts, Health and well-being, Languages, literacy and communication, Digital competence framework Learning Activity PackThis resource provides learning activities for your students using our website. See the Quick Links below for content to accompany this Teaching Resource, and see our 'Rainbows in Windows' content here.
The Angels of Wales eBook is designed for 7-11 year olds and tells the story of Angelsharks in Wales. The eBook covers information on Angelshark ecology, history of Angelsharks in Wales and how people are working together to safeguard the future of this species in Wales.Access the eBook on the Angel Shark Project: Wales website Key Stage 2Science, Art and Design, Education for Sustainable Development and Global CitizenshipCurriculum for WalesScience and Technology, Expressive Arts Learning Activity PackThis resource provides learning activities for your students. See the Quick Links below for content to accompany this Teaching Resource.
Wales is a multicultural nation, with migration into Wales strongly linked to our industrial past. Up to the present day, people have come to Wales to work, to study, to seek asylum and to live. We all contribute to the culture and history of Wales. In this Collection we aim to bring together the stories of ethnic minority people and communities in Wales.This resource is based on content currently published on People's Collection Wales. There is currently more content about African and Caribbean people and communities than other ethnic minority groups, and this is reflected in this resource. We are working to engage with organisations, communities and individuals to create a broader and more diverse representation of the people of Wales. This resource will grow as more content becomes available.Can you help? If you have content that will help tell the stories of ethnic minority individuals and communities in Wales (past and present) please add it to the People's Collection Wales. For help with uploading your content, see our How To Guides. If you know of published content that would enrich this resource, please leave a comment below or Contact us to help us to continue to expand this resource. Curriculum for WalesHumanitiesFoundation PhasePersonal and social development, well-being and cultural diversity, Knowledge and understanding of the world(Most content here is suitable for Foundation Phase but teachers should review content before sharing it with learners. Some content, such as audio and video content relating to the 1919 race riots, may not be suitable.)Key Stage 2, 3 & 4History, Education for sustainable development and global citizenship, Religeous educationLifelong LearningThis resource provides opportunities for personal or professional development. CollectionWe have collected these items together so that you can quickly and easily use them as resources to create activities for your class. Find content from many different PCW contributors in the Quick Links below and by viewing these PCW contributors and projects:Back-a-Yard projectJewish History Association of South Wales (JHASW)Newport Chinese Community CentreTreftadaeth Gymreig-Eidalaidd / Welsh-Italian HeritageSWICA CarnivalHistoricDockProjectBefore Freedom learning resource, Jazz Heritage Wales