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Rune Frøhaug, museum educator
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Tel. +47 401 69 801
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Between bricks and memorial stones, history emerges – like invisible footprints that together we make visible again.
Jewish Footsteps in Trondheim - City Walk
Junior high school,
High school, Higher education
The first Jewish individuals and families settled in Trondheim at the end of the 19th century. The trade profession became common among the Norwegian-Jewish population and at its peak there were over thirty Jewish-owned shops in Trondheim. Today there are few visible remains of the flourishing trade that originated in the Jewish population, but through communication and images much can be retold about this part of Trondheim's history.
Join a walking tour of the city center of Trondheim and gain insight into this history, among other things. Over the course of two hours, the facilitator will guide the students around key locations where Jewish families from Trondheim have lived and worked. Through the walking tour, the students will become familiar with the Jewish history of the city, from the time the Jews migrated to Norway around 1880, through World War II and up to the present day.
In addition to learning about the history of the Jews of Trondheim, the walk will also touch on topics such as human dignity, cultural diversity, ethical awareness and democratic values. Among other things, the group will have the opportunity to reflect on attitudes in society in the past, and what attitudes exist in society today.
For 9th and 10th graders in Trondheim, this is an offer through Den kulturellter skolesekken .
In the city walk Jewish Footsteps in Trondheim, students follow the traces of the Jewish population that settled in the city from the end of the 19th century. Through historical sites and stories about life, trade and faith, students gain insight into how Jewish families shaped and were shaped by Trondheim. Along the way, they reflect on values such as human dignity, diversity and democracy – and what these mean today. The walk gives space to history – where it was once lived.
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