33 Our advice for a successful project Our advice for a successful project 32 מרכז קהילתי גולן Central District Stories fromBehind Closed Doors Ne’ot Herzl Community Center, Natanya About the project: Introducing the local community to life stories of its senior members. Students pair up with senior citizens and learn about their life stories. After a series of meetings the students produce an art work of their choosing (such as a short story, poem, reproduction of childhood photographs, paintings) Target population: Students, young people and senior citizens Number of participants: 30-50 Responses to the project: The project generated a lot of interest and recognition of the importance of intergenerational interaction Creating a unique interaction with populations of different ages within the community מרכז קהילתי גולן Central District LivingMemory in the Community Even Yehuda Community Center About the project: Creating a group to preserve the memory of the Holocaust in the community. Voicing the memories of the older generation for future generations. The project provides a framework for meetings, workshops, journeys to Poland and learning about personal stories. Target population: Senior citizens Number of participants: 50 Partners: Volunteers from the Chemda group, the Senior Citizens’ club at the Community Center Responses to the project: ”An important journey for any person who has any life experience, beyond learning, history and the experience, one returns home with significant insights about human beings and about life. All parts of Israeli society must go there, learn and understand the terrible event which happened to our people”. Success is measured in the connections among the group members, who embark on a joint journey of identity as a group and as individuals. This journey is the basis for additional and meaningful journeys.
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