Students study historical facts about slavery and investigate slavery in the world today. They study the holiday of Passover and about organizations that help enslaved people in the world.

Learners analyze a variety of journal entries to view Jewish communities through different eyes. The first one is by Faimonda Koplnitsky. She emigrated from Ukraine as a girl and published a book, called "No Words to Say Goodbye."

Middle schoolers complete word work in order to explain a news article. They complete worksheets and practice activities.

Students analyze the role of study vs. good deeds in contributing to improving the world. They discuss how study and action are important and consider their obligation to make the world a better place. After discussing the concept of...

Students explore and analyze how one's culture, food, family and community end up having or shaping our environments as well as determine our destiny's. Food preparation serves as a key component in a Jewish woman's makeup and strength...

Students discuss and analyze how to cope with the death of a community leader. The Jewish rituals in response to death is covered in detail. Those rituals cover honoring the dead and comforting the mourners. They call it their Jewish...

Students engage in a study of the community and specifically look at the organization National Council For Jewish Women. They conduct research about the gathering of funds for worthy causes. Students define what a worthy cause is and...

Students examine the beginnings of the Jewish Community in America. Using the internet, they examine the role of Jewish organizations and resources that are available to them. They compare and contrast the view of the community they...

Students demonstrate basic knowledge of modern Middle Eastern history, politics, and political figures. They assess the validity of generalizations and stereotypes that impede the Middle East peace process.

Tenth graders examine the role of Nicholas Sarkozy in the European Union. In this European Union ESL lesson, 10th graders read an article and answer guided questions. Students participate in a radio conversation on what they have read....

Providing insight to current issues in the Jewish-Canadian community, this resource provides selections of relevant news articles relating to Jewish issues in Canada. There are also a large collection of web links relating to...

This website contains photographs of many in the multicultural community of Jews in the United States. There are discussion questions and cross-curricular links for integration of culture into your curriculum. A glossary is also included.

The large selection of excerpts from the history of Flavius Josephus, the well known Jewish historian who chronicled the revolt of the Jewish people in 70 C.E. against the Romans.

William Morey, in his 1901 textbook, describes the emperor Domitian, the last emperor in the Flavian dynasty.

An important resource that provides access to Jewish prayers, stories and rituals Akhlah is specifically designed for the youngest child while maintaining accuracy about the subject matter.

With this lesson plan, teachers can foster students' understanding of the devastating impact of the Holocaust. Highlights the racism of Nazi Germany and discusses the fact that many people still hold these types of beliefs today.

This resource thoroughly describes what the Mishna is, including the historical aspect and how it's organized. There's also a section which tells the difference between Mishnah and Midrash.

JewishGen, an affiliate of the Museum of Jewish Heritage, hosts a personal website entitled, "The Forgotten Camps," which includes a look at extermination camp Chelmno, located in Poland. Read a brief article that explains the background...

This is a brief account of, veteran of Dieppe, Rene Ulrich, who traded his identity with a Polish man to become Herbert Dumbrowsky, a Polish Jew. Through luck he survived the war.

Article depicting the Nazi Holocaust from the beginning in 1938 with a simple boycott to the end in 1945 with the liberation of the death camps.