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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
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
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
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
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
Media Literacy: Analyzing Propaganda – the Holocaust as a Case Study
This lesson explores the connection between ideology and propaganda. Students learn about the history of antisemitism, and contemporary antisemitic tropes, designed to promote empathy
180-240 Minutes
Grades 8-12
Navigating Critical Conversations & Fostering Civil Discourse
A Facing History approach involves engaging students in difficult, relevant conversations about identity, community, current events, history, and literature. This lesson first explores questions
30-60 Minutes
Grades 6-12
Resisting Injustices Through the Power of Writing
This lesson examines the Holocaust through the lens of children’s experiences, focusing on primary source documents that involve writing. Through reading the Bella Blitz
60-120 Minutes
Grades 6-12
Teaching About Genocide
After defining the term genocide, this lesson provides four examples for comparative analysis: the Armenian Genocide, the Holocaust, the Cambodian Genocide, and the Rwandan
180-240 Minutes
Grades 9-12
Teaching About Resistance During the Holocaust with Primary Sources
Drawing from the archives of the Warsaw Ghetto, this lesson helps students grapple with the question of how we form a factual knowledge of
120-180 Minutes
Grades 8-12
Teaching the Human Story of the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi (1 Unit, 11 Lessons)
This is a twelve-lesson unit that starts with a pre-lesson Primer which defines and deepens the reader’s understanding of genocide, providing a basis for
180-240 Minutes
(Each lesson is 60 minutes)
Grades 9-12
