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Degenerate Art

For Teachers 5th - 8th
A successful unit on art includes the subjects, goals, and messages of the works that are studied.
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Freedom from Oppression

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students investigate instances of genocide and role play as reporters writing news stories and editorials.
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Truth Or Consequences

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine historical works of art and analyze how these paintings could be used for personal, cultural, and/or political purposes. This exploratory lesson on art ideology includes two handouts/worksheets for student use and...
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Shemini Atzeret - Simhat Torah

For Teachers 1st - 9th
Students create classroom Holocaust Gallery and Museum.
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A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust: Shemini Atzeret-Simhat Torah

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners explore Jewish traditions through Jewish art. In this interdisciplinary lesson plan, students research art by Moshe Rynecki, Chaim Goldberg and Emmanuel Levy. Learners replicate the artistic styles in their own pieces.
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Requiem The Song of the Murdered Jewish People

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read poem The Song of the Murdered Jewish People, listen to Requiem based on poem, work on reading poem as music plays, discuss reasons for composer's musical choices, and investigate possibilities of performing a reading for an...