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.
Read about the true story of one man’s mission to preserve Yiddish books; Yiddish was the language of many European Jews that nearly disappeared after the Holocaust.
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.
Explore the unique history of the persecuted Jewish community of Mashhad, Iran and learn how they showed resilience and resistance to maintain their culture and traditions; examine the consequences they faced by concealing their identity.
Analyze how communities experiencing persecution may maintain a connection to their heritage through resilience and resistance by exploring the crypto-Jews’ efforts to maintain their Jewish identity.
Explore how Black-Jewish relations in the United States have changed over time and how fostering empathy and cooperation unites these groups to advance progress.
Discover how Jewish people made a new life in America and overcame significant challenges to build flourishing communities and a vibrant, diverse future.
Explore this 12-unit Holocaust curriculum, designed to equip educators with resources, guidance, and ready-to-use lessons for effective classroom instruction.
