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- 9th - 12th
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Students explore the Jewish culture by listening to a guest speaker who discuss holidays, religion, and key events. They recognize and write various vocabulary words to describe one Jewish Holiday in their journals. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine waves of Jewish immigration during three time periods and analyze a variety of primary sources, including letters, memoirs, and laws, to gain insight into both the American immigrant experience and American society throughout history. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students research Jewish heroes from the past. They work together to identify how heroes helped others. They write a paper on how they can use their ancestors' as a role model for their own behavior. Full Review »
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- 9th - Higher Ed
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Students learn the historical link of the Jewish people with the land of Israel throughout the ages. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students, in groups, receive written summaries of the major people and events represented in the exhibit, as well as additional documents and websites. Full Review »
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- 10th
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Students examine the role of Jewish Americans in the 1900s. They examing the changes in industry and inventions. They also identify how Jewish Americans changed society and religious organization. Full Review »
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- 9th - 11th
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Students reveiw the contributions of two American Jewish heroes Rebecca Gratz and Aaron Feuerstein. They compare and contrast their contributions both Jewish and secular, to the society and display the information in a chart. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students are engaged in both the individuality of Jewish lives affected by or lost in the Holocaust and the cumulative effects of the Holocaust on their communities. They concentrate on exploring the normalcy (religious, cultural, and communal) of Jewish life by finding and analyzing family photographs of an affected community from before the Nazi occupation or invasion and then researching the drastic changes in that community following Nazi rule. Full Review »
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- 6th - 10th
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Students complete their examination over the Jewish Diaspora. Using population figures, they discover the importance of percentages in exploring trends. They use their own ethnic group and determine how it is represented in the United States. They also examine their school's ethnic composition. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 5th
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Students are introduced to Jewish history thorugh food and various ingredients. As a class, they read a passage from the Bible about the exodus from Egypt and answer discussion questions. They make traditional Jewish meals with their families and read other religious stories. Full Review »
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