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“A Shelter to Call Home” A Young Diarist’s Dream of a Better Future
This lesson features excerpts from Rywka’s Diary: The Writings of a Jewish Girl from the Lodz Ghetto. It is a portrait of an individual,
60-120 Minutes
Grades 9-12
Amplifying Voices: Creating TikTok Videos to Highlight Stories
In this creative, project-based lesson, high school students explore Holocaust survivor testimonies and develop critical thinking and empathy by creating TikTok videos that reflect
60-120 Minutes
Grades 9-12
Armenian Resistance, Agency, and Empowerment (1 Unit, 9 Lessons)
This ten-day unit features nine lessons in which students learn about modern Armenian history through the lenses of resistance, agency, and empowerment. This is
180-240 Minutes
(Most lessons are 50 minutes)
Grades 9-12
Aron’s Story: A Virtual Museum of the Holocaust in Eastern Europe
Survivor: Aron’s Story is an award-winning hardcover illustrated graphic novel and history book based on the first hand Holocaust testimony of Aron, a young
30-60 Minutes
7 lessons 30-60 minutes each
Grades 6-8. Extension activities for 9 - 12
Beyond the Shadows: Teaching the Danish Rescue to Young Learners
Using Lois Lowry’s novel Number the Stars, primary sources, first-hand survivor accounts, and photographs, this lesson showcases the story of the Danish rescue of
120-180 Minutes
Grades 6-12
Brave Spaces: Confronting Hate and Antisemitism in the 21st Century
This mini-lesson is part one of a two-part exploration of online hate speech, celebrity influence, and the real-life consequences they can engender. This installment
30-60 Minutes
Grades 6-12
Cambodian Genocide: Recipes for Survival
In this lesson, students explore how food, memory, and cultural preservation intersect in the aftermath of genocide. Using excerpts and recipes from Slow Noodles:
60-120 Minutes
Grade 9-12, can be adapted for 8
Centering Humanity When Teaching Challenging History and Current Events (1 unit, 3 lessons)
This unit is comprised of three lessons that start with and build on the concept of Universe of Obligation. It includes a second lesson
Grades 6-12
Children of the Holocaust
Students learn about Friedl Dicker-Brandeis and children’s art during the Holocaust. A precursor to modern art therapy, Friedl used her art to help children
60-120 Minutes
Grades 6-12
Choosing to Participate: Moving from Reflection to Action
This lesson invites students to explore how communities remember the Holocaust and other genocides through memorials and monuments. By analyzing existing memorials and designing
30-60 Minutes
Grades 6-12
Community Connections: Valuing Differences
In this Mindful Exploration, students reflect on the value of individuality within a community by engaging with testimonies from Jack Adler (Holocaust survivor), Mohammed
30-60 Minutes
10 minutes per lesson, 40 minute total
Grades 6-8
Contemporary Antisemitism: Understanding & Identifying Hate
Students learn about the history of antisemitism, and contemporary antisemitic tropes. Students gain an understanding of the spread of misinformation, honing media literacy skills
60-120 Minutes
Grades 9-12
Cultural Identity: Art Expressions
This unit includes two stand-alone lessons, Cultural Identity-Art Expressions and Cultural Identity-Understanding your Roots. The first lesson explores the role art plays in shaping
30-60 Minutes
Grades 6-8
Cultural Identity: Understanding Your Roots
This unit includes two stand-alone lessons, Cultural Identity-Art Expressions and Cultural Identity-Understanding your Roots. The first lesson explores the role art plays in shaping
30-60 Minutes
Grades 6-8
Encountering and Combating Antisemitism
Students learn about the history of antisemitism, and contemporary antisemitic tropes, that encourages empathy and critical thinking in the wake of the October 7th
180-240 Minutes
Grades 6-12
Eugenics & Immigration in the United States: Case Studies of Jewish Immigrant Experiences
This lesson focuses on the role of eugenics in the discriminatory patterns behind immigration to the United States in the late 19th/early 20th century.
60-120 Minutes
Grades 7-12
Foundations of Resistance: A Curriculum to Counter Antisemitism (4 Lessons)
Four interactive webquests that teach students why and how to resist antisemitism. Lessons can be taught individually or combined.
30-60 Minutes
(Lessons may be grouped together if additional time is available)
Grades 6-12
Gringlas Unit on Antisemitism After the Holocaust
The lessons in this unit increase students’ understanding of Jewish people and awareness that antisemitism did not end after the Holocaust, and provide them
180-240 Minutes
4 Lessons, 60 minute each
Grades 9-12