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The theme of the Holocaust conveyed to pupils of younger school age at primary school level through work with a book
Velčovská, Tereza ; Laufková, Veronika (advisor) ; Komberec, Filip (referee)
The aim of this thesis is to analyse appropriate literature containing the topic of the Holocaust and to sensitively convey the topic to pupils of younger school age. The topic of the Holocaust is very challenging and requires a special approach, especially when dealing with younger pupils. Therefore, the first chapter of the theoretical part focuses on the characteristics of the younger school-age child, his cognitive, emotional and value development. Next, the theoretical part focuses on the characteristics of literature for children and young people, its functions and typical genres. It also gets to the definition of the theme of the Holocaust in the Framework Curriculum for Primary Education and discusses the theme of the Holocaust in literature for children and youth. The final chapter of the theoretical part first defines reading literacy and its development. In the context of literacy development, the chapter characterizes the Reading and Writing for Critical Thinking program and describes selected methods of this program that will be used later in the research part of the thesis. The practical part is divided into several parts. The first part is devoted to the methodology of action research. In the next part, a pre-test is designed to determine the level of awareness of the topic of the...
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Terezín diaries in project teaching
Jordánová, Helena ; Mikeska, Tomáš (advisor) ; Havlůjová, Hana (referee)
This Diploma thesis deals with the use of diaries from the Terezín Ghetto in project teaching. Their use should be made through a series of worksheets designed for project teaching. The benefits and success of worksheets were tested on several groups of elementary and secondary schools. The first chapter is devoted to theoretical introduction to the issue of projects and project-based teaching, the following chapter discusses the history of Terezín, the third chapter deals with the Terezín diaries and their authors, in the fourth chapter are placed excerpts of diaries with the relevant historical context. Into the last chapter are included worksheets created on the basis of excerpts from the diaries, their solutions and evaluation for their success by students. The last pages are devoted to the work attachment list and a list of references and online resources. The work demonstrates that diaries are a good source for creating worksheets about everyday life in the Terezín Ghetto and that they bring to learning new ways of work and wider view of the issues being discussed.
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Common Elements of Judaism and "Jehovah's Witnesses" Religions Society in Relation to the Territory of Czech Republic
Kutinová, Zuzana ; Kohout, Ivan (advisor) ; Biernot, David (referee)
This thesis is focused on the research of common features between the religious society of Jehovah's Witnesses and Judaism in the Czech Republic. First, it deals with the historical origin of the religious society itself and its roots in our country. Subsequently, the thesis deals with the structure and functioning of this organization and with the events of World War II, which brought much suffering to its members and to Jewish people. It then traces the similarities between traditions and customs and the associated way of life. Finally, it examines the self-perception of the relationship of members of the Jehovah's Witnesses religious society to Judaism. For this purpose, qualitative interviews with current and former members and quantitative questionnaires administered to members in each congregation are used. The field research was conducted in the congregations of the Jehovah's Witnesses religious society, specifically in the congregation in Benešov and in the territory of the capital city of Prague.
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Theresienstadt Jews and the Musy action as an example of forced migration conditioned by the Holocaust
Hawlanová, Julia ; Králová, Kateřina (advisor) ; Kubátová, Hana (referee)
This bachelor thesis focuses on the rescue operation called Terezín-St.Gallen or "Musy- Transport", through which 1 200 prisoners were transferred from the Theresienstadt concentration camp to Switzerland in February 1945. Through the use of secondary sources, audio-visual testimonies, and archival materials, it examines the circumstances under which the rescue of these Jewish prisoners took place, and analyses the situation of the participants in the Swiss refugee camps in the context of this campaign. It also tackles the question of whether the Musy-transport was intended to be a liberation campaign or whether the people involved in organization of the operation had their own self-serving intentions.
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Specific aspects of occupational therapy in patients who survived holocaust.
Freislebenová, Lenka ; Sládková, Petra (advisor) ; Jelínková, Jana (referee)
DIPLOMA THESIS ABSTRACT Name, surname: Bc. Lenka Freislebenová Thesis supervisor: MUDr. Bc. Petra Sládková, Ph.D. Title: Specific aspect occupational therapy in patients who survived holocaust Abstract: While practicing the profession of occupational therapist, we can meet clients who survived the Holocaust in any medical or social facility. The main goal of this diploma thesis was to create a proposal for an occupational therapy program for Jewish seniors who survived the Holocaust, emphasizing the elements of reminiscence therapy. One of the sub-goals of this thesis was to write 5 recommendations, which are specific for these patients. The second sub- goal was to find out the subjective point of view of the clients, the collection of biographies carried out as part of occupational therapy using a short questionnaire individually compiled for this diploma thesis. The design of the occupational therapy program was created based on the collected biographies of 2 clients of the Hagibor Social Care Home. These biographies were then used to create individual care plans for these 2 clients. Key words: Holocaust, holocaust survivors, reminiscence therapy, reminiscence, biography, cognitive function, occupational therapy, life review therapy
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Interpretation of Diaries by Karel Poláček and Jiří Orten
ŻYWCZOKOVÁ, Anežka
The bachelor´s thesis is focused on the interpretation of diaries of two Jewish authors - Karel Poláček and Jiří Orten. It is divided into four parts. The first part presents a methodology, on which is the thesis based and talks about an issue of a diary as an autobiographical genre. It works with terms autobiography, authenticity, and constructed stylization of the author's subject. The second part describes the historical context of the period of Jewish persecution based on specialist literature. Both third and fourth parts are focused on Karel Poláček and Jiří Orten and the interpretation of their diaries. The aim of this thesis is to introduce the diary with a focus on author's subject and point out its historical and rhetorical character as well.
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Returning of Ota B. Kraus to Czech Literature
ŽIŽKA, Vít
The diploma thesis deals with the prose of the Czech Jewish author Otto B. Kraus. The methodological part introduces the concept of the motif and the theme which helps with the understanding of important elements of the writer's work. The thesis then focuses on the life of Otto B. Kraus and the interpretation of the titles (Země bez Boha, Můj bratr dým, Vítr z hor, Vepři ve při, Obchodník se sny a jiné galilejské povídky, Cesta pouští). The motivic and thematic analysis aims to unfold the author's relationship with Czech literature of the second part of the twentieth century.
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