“Jāzeps Baško – Gaisa Fūrmanis” (“Jāzeps Baško – Air Cabman”) Exhibition of Preiļi Museum of History and Applied Arts
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The “Jāzeps Baško – Gaisa Fūrmanis” (“Jāzeps Baško – Air Cab man”) exhibition is dedicated to the 125th birthday of General Jāzeps Baško, the commander of the “Iļja Muromec” squadron and the organiser of the Latvian Air Force, and to the 100th an niversary of World War I.
The exhibition of the museum collection resembles a design object – a model of the Ilya Muromets aircraft that has been reduced in size 6 times, with information in the form of texts and images provided on the model. The exhibition is enriched by ex hibits from the collections of the Latvian War Museum and newly acquired information from the Latvian State Historical Archive, the Spilve Aviation Museum and private archives of individuals. Jāzeps Baško is rightly one of the most awarded Latvians and pioneers of global aviation. He set 4 global aviation records flying Ilya Muromets aircraft. His name is inscribed in the Louis Blériot Golden Book in Paris, i.e., the Golden Book of the world’s best aviators. Jāzeps Baško was awarded all orders of the Russian Empire of his time, in Latvia – the Order of the Three Stars, 3rd Class, the Order of Viesturs, 2nd Class, the Home Guard Cross of Merit, as well as the highest awards of Czechoslovakia, Estonia, Finland, and Poland.
He served in the army of the Russian Empire, the Bolshevik Red Army, and, in 1921, he joined the Latvian Army. He retired from service after the occupation of Latvia.
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The lesson takes place in two parts. In the 1st lesson of the program, students visit the exhibition "Museum stories for Latvia" of the Museum of History and Applied Art of Preiļi and learn about the history and culture of the Jewish community of Preiļi. By getting acquainted with the diary of Sheina Gram, a Jewish girl from Preili, which she started writing on the day Nazi Germany invaded the USSR, the students form an emotional connection with the tragic reality of the Holocaust in Preili in the summer of 1941. Lesson 2 is a field trip to the Preilii Holocaust Memorial, during which students learn about the Holocaust tragedy, Jewish saviors, and preserving the memory of the victims in Preilii today.
The goals of the program are to strengthen the understanding of the events of World War II and the Holocaust in Latvia, using local history, as well as to promote the development of a tolerant and compassionate personality.
Topics related to the subject of history are discussed in the lessons, such as the events of World War II in Latvia, the Holocaust, Nazism, collaborationism.
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