Visit Eli Rabinowitz’s “In My Pocket” website at elirab.au!
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In summary, the In My Pocket project ticks the following boxes:
- The narrative is that of a child who escapes the horrors of Nazi Germany to a new life in another country, together with the important questions and answers for us all today concerning refugees and displaced people.
- It’s neither fictional nor a story about someone who was in the camps and suffered; yet, based on the experience in Germany and the initial experience in Perth, the children get the gist without having hear the horrors spelled out or the need to have counsellors or psychologists available.
- The art and craft element of the project is brilliant; it was arranged by Julia, a German museum educator in the Stadtmuseum in a German town where no Jews (likely) survived or live today. Julia comes highly recommended by Madeleine Isenberg, a first cousin of Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks zt”l.
- In My Pocket comprises an age-appropriate narrative and project for 9- to 11-year-olds of any background, and is therefore particularly suited to Sydney’s ethnoreligious diversity.