"where have all the jews gone?" For example: St. Pölten

Migration and present, expulsion and memory
A sparkling science project of the Federal Ministry of Science and Research
Durationt: 1st September 2010 – 31st October 2012

Project Management: Dr. Martha Keil
Staff: Dr. Wolfgang Gasser, Mag. Iris Palenik
Partner-schools: BG/BRG Josefstraße und BRG/BORG Schulring
scientific partners: Niederösterreichisches Landesarchiv; Historisches Archiv des ORF

"I think this is a very useful project, as one gets - so I hope - an insight into how science works. I hope I can gain experience for later life.“ Florian Koutny

„Sag mir, wo die Juden sind.“ (where have alle the Jews gone)

Film by Lisa-Maria Braitner, Simon Hayden and Michael Kandler (pupils of the BG / BRG Josefstraße) about the exterminated Jewish community of St. Pölten. With a private film to Adolf Hitler's visit in the city and interviews of contemporary witnesses und descendants (St. Pölten 2012)

Partial Project

The project combined historical research into the Jewish history of St. Pölten and the surrounding area - the pupils' habitat - with the topic of migration which is still a topic of discussion today.

Results of a partial project: topic posters

Von den Schülern erstellte Themenplakate