GI_Forum 2020, Volume 8, Issue 2 Journal for Geographic Information Science
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DATUM, UNTERSCHRIFT / DATE, SIGNATURE
BANK AUSTRIA CREDITANSTALT, WIEN (IBAN AT04 1100 0006 2280 0100, BIC BKAUATWW), DEUTSCHE BANK MÜNCHEN (IBAN DE16 7007 0024 0238 8270 00, BIC DEUTDEDBMUC)
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GI_Forum 2020, Volume 8, Issue 2 Journal for Geographic Information Science
ISSN 2308-1708 Online Edition ISBN 978-3-7001-8858-2 Online Edition
Israel Ben Dor,
Tal Yaar-Waisel
S. 29 - 44 doi:10.1553/giscience2020_02_s29 Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften doi:10.1553/giscience2020_02_s29
Abstract: For Tal Yaar-Waisel, finding her great-grandmother's passport was a shocking experience. The ‘Deutsches Reich’ passport, stamped with the Nazi seal, allowed Karoline Bloch (Dr Yaar-Waisel’s great-grandmother) to leave Vienna just two days before Kristallnacht, 9 November 1938, saving her life and enabling her to join her daughter’s family in Nesher, in Mandatory Palestine. This study intertwines Karoline’s story, history, research and experimental pedagogy. The personal story of Karoline Bloch, a Holocaust survivor from Vienna, is discussed against the background of the persecution of Austrian Jews and the destruction of their community. Her passport reflects her personal suffering and salvation, and is discussed in relation to immigration policies at the time. From the research point of view, the study deals with geomedia as working tools that can be used to widen the interdisciplinary dimensions of passports. The authors used the passport as the basis for inquiry-based teaching of the broader historical subject. The combination of a personal story, historical background, and facilitating students to work as geomedia researchers, asking questions and finding answers, generated the students’ interest and rendered them capable of thinking about the meaning of the subject for themselves. Keywords: passport, Austrian Jewry, geomedia, primary sources, inquiry-based teaching, multidisciplinary teaching, immigration Published Online: 2020/12/15 11:56:18 Object Identifier: 0xc1aa5576 0x003c13e5 Rights:https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/
GI_Forum publishes high quality original research across the transdisciplinary field of Geographic Information Science (GIScience). The journal provides a platform for dialogue among GI-Scientists and educators, technologists and critical thinkers in an ongoing effort to advance the field and ultimately contribute to the creation of an informed GISociety. Submissions concentrate on innovation in education, science, methodology and technologies in the spatial domain and their role towards a more just, ethical and sustainable science and society. GI_Forum implements the policy of open access publication after a double-blind peer review process through a highly international team of seasoned scientists for quality assurance. Special emphasis is put on actively supporting young scientists through formative reviews of their submissions. Only English language contributions are published.
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Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften Austrian Academy of Sciences Press
A-1011 Wien, Dr. Ignaz Seipel-Platz 2
Tel. +43-1-515 81/DW 3420, Fax +43-1-515 81/DW 3400 https://verlag.oeaw.ac.at, e-mail: verlag@oeaw.ac.at |