The Crocus Project was launched in Ireland in 2005 by Holocaust
Education Trust Ireland (HETI). It is intended for pupils aged 11 years and
over.
HETI provides schools with yellow crocus bulbs to plant in autumn in memory of the one and a half million Jewish children and thousands of other children who died in the Holocaust. The yellow flowers recall the yellow Stars of David all Jews were forced to wear under Nazi rule.
HETI provides schools with yellow crocus bulbs to plant in autumn in memory of the one and a half million Jewish children and thousands of other children who died in the Holocaust. The yellow flowers recall the yellow Stars of David all Jews were forced to wear under Nazi rule.
Since its inception in 2005, this project has grown from 6,000 students
in Ireland participating in it to more then 45,000 students in Ireland, Northern Ireland,
Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Malta and Poland. By bringing
together people from local communities across Europe, we strive to enhance
tolerance and mutual understanding between citizens while stimultaneously
ensuring the transfer of historic memory. (www.hetireland.org).
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