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Jewish Virtual Library: The Deportation of Austrian and German Jews

For Students 9th - 10th
Essay describing Hitler's policy of deporting the Jewish people from Germany and Austria.
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Jewish Virtual Library: Death Marches

For Students 9th - 10th
This Jewish Virtual Library site describes the death marches that Nazi-held prisoners like the Jews, the Russians, and other minorities were forced to take from one concentration camp to another. On these marches the prisoners died...
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Jewish Virtual Library: Ghettos in Poland (1939 1941)

For Students 9th - 10th
Map of Jewish ghettos in Poland established by the Nazi's during the German occupation of Poland. Includes a short description.
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Jewish Virtual Library: Life in the Warsaw Ghetto

For Students 9th - 10th
Essay describing lives of Jewish people who were sent to live in the Warsaw Ghetto while the Nazis occupied Poland.
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Jewish Women's Archive: Gertrude Stein

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed biographical discussion on the life and career of American Jewish writer, Gertrude Stein.
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National Foundation for Jewish Continuity: The Ss St. Louis Project

For Students 9th - 10th
Here's a piece of American history you problably know little about. In 1939 a ship filled with Jewish refugees sat off the coast of Miami waiting for permission to land. That permission was denied. Find out what happened to the...
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Jewish Virtual Library: Karaites

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Jewish Virtual Library describes the beliefs of the Karaites. Also compares them to the Rabbanites.
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Jewish Virtual Library: Essenes and the Dead Sea Scrolls

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Jewish Virtual Library provides an overview of the Essene sect of Judaism. Most importantly it proports the Essenes as the authors of the Dead Sea Scrolls.
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Jewish Virtual Library: Who Is a Reconstructionist Jew?

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Jewish Virtual Library provides a detailed article that describes the main beliefs of Reconstructionist Jews. Also compares them to Reform and Conservative Jews. Great site.
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Jewish Virtual Library: Branches of Orthodox Judaism

For Students 9th - 10th
This Jewish Virtual Library site discusses different groups within Orthodox Judaism. Discusses each group's beliefs, especially in relation to Zionism.
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Jewish Virtual Library: Law of Return Passed in 1950

For Students 9th - 10th
The text of Israeli law encouraging Jewish immigration to Israel.
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Jewish Virtual Library: Hitler Declares War on the United States

For Students 9th - 10th
The Jewish Virtual Library provides the text of the speech delivered by Hitler to the members of the Reichstag, calling for a declaration of war against the U.S.
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Jewish Virtual Library: u.s. Position on Palestine

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Jewish Virtual Library provides the text of a statement made by Herschel V. Johnson, United States, The Deputy Representative to the United Nations, announces the United States' support of partitioning Palestine but...
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Jewish Virtual Library: u.s. Rejects the Use of Force

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is provided for by the Jewish Virtual Library. In a speech to the American people on October 31, 1956, Eisenhower denounces Israel's attack on Egypt.
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Jewish Virtual Library: Nechama Leibowitz

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is provided for by the Jewish Virtual Library. Leibowitz (1905-1997 CE) was a professor at Tel Aviv University known for her love of the Bible, and her thought provoking questions when teaching her students.
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Jewish Virtual Library: Forced Labor

For Students 9th - 10th
This Jewish Virtual Library site describes what forced labor was during the Holocaust and how the German government is making reparations to these people now.
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Jewish Virtual Library: Women in Israel

For Students 9th - 10th
The Jewish Virtual Library offers links to different articles over the status of women in Israel such as women in public life, the status of women in Israel, and more.
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Jewish Virtual Library: Beit Govrin: A Roman Amphitheater

For Students 9th - 10th
The Jewish Virtual Library offers an article on Beit Govrin, an area where remains of a Roman Amphitheater were discovered in the mid-1990s.
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Why Christmas: Hanukkah: The Jewish Festival of Lights

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn all about the history and traditions of the Jewish Festival of Lights known as Hanukkah.
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Jewish Virtual Library: Gestapo

For Students 9th - 10th
The Jewish Virtual Library offers a discussion of the Gestapo in Nazi Germany with links to additional related information.
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Jewish Virtual Library: The Arab Israeli Conflict

For Students 9th - 10th
An exhaustive look at the history of the conflict between the Arabs and the Israeli people, written from the Jewish perspective. The site is creatively set up as it is divided into different sections and presents myths and rebuttals.
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Jewish Virtual Library: Edward R. Murrow's Report From Buchenwald

For Students 9th - 10th
The Jewish Virtual Library offers a moving account of Murrow's visit to the Nazi concentration camp. Brief, but powerful.
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Jewish Virtual Library: Oskar Schindler (1908 1974)

For Students 9th - 10th
Excellent account of Schindler's attempts to save Jewish lives during World War II.
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Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Keeping the Faith: Judaica From the Aron Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
The Aron Museum is a museum of Jewish ceremonial objects. The collection is on display here along with descriptions of Jewish holidays and traditions and how the objects are used.

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