Explore the Jewish Experience with K-12 Resources
Explore the Jewish Experience with K-12 Resources
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Resources for Jewish American Heritage Month
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Jewish American Heritage Month Collection
This collection of K–12 resources invites students and educators to move beyond a “single story” and get curious about the complexity, contributions, and lived experiences of American Jews past and present.
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Celebrate Jewish American Heritage Month with a mini-lesson on the history, diversity, and contributions of Jewish Americans.
Grades:
6 - 8
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Discover the dynamic story of Jewish Americans in this brief video lesson. Explore Jewish American identity including the community’s history, culture, challenges, triumphs, and contributions to American society.
Grades:
6 - 8
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Examine Jewish identity by exploring Jewish religion, peoplehood, and ethnicity in this brief video.
Grades:
6 - 8
9 - 12
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Educator Guide
Take your students on a journey of the Jewish people, examining a story rich in history, shared experiences, love for Israel, and persistence against hatred.
Grades:
6 - 8
9 - 12
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Jews represent a wide range of cultures, languages, ethnicities, races, and religious practices. As Jews have moved around the globe, they have adapted, blended, and preserved traditions, and found new ways to express their culture. This lesson will show your students how different cultures express their Judaism through the foods they eat and the traditions they observe.
Grades:
6 - 8
9 - 12
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Educator Guide
Use these resources to weave Jewish voices, perspectives, and experiences of Iranian Jews into ancient and modern world and U.S. history courses.
Grades:
9 - 12
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Examine the persistence of antisemitism after the Holocaust and investigate its modern expressions, which include distortions and denial.
Grades:
6 - 8
9 - 12
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Educator Guide
Students will develop social media literacy and learn the skills and strategies needed to engage with social media in a productive, positive, and reliable way.
Grades:
6 - 8
9 - 12
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Educator Guide
Watch a video with Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, a Palestinian-American analyst and writer, and Yirmiyaho Danzig, an Israeli-American educator and activist, as they engage in an open, empathetic dialogue about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, sharing their personal narratives and stories.
Grades:
6 - 8
9 - 12
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Educator Guide
Learn about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict leading up to Israel’s founding in 1948, considering both Israeli and Palestinian perspectives to gain greater cultural and historical literacy, understanding, and empathy.
Grades:
6 - 8
9 - 12
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Teaching the history of the Arab-Israeli conflict is critical to understanding current events. This five-lesson curriculum uses primary resources and guided discussion to help students understand how the conflict began and why it endures.
Grades:
6 - 8
9 - 12
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Explore the Jewish value of dissent and the Talmudic tradition of preserving dissenting opinions while considering the challenges to and importance of free speech in today’s America.
Grades:
6 - 8
9 - 12
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Educator Guide
Recognize Jewish American Heritage Month with this poster series and accompanying resources.
Grades:
K - 2
3 - 5
6 - 8
9 - 12
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