Antisemitism

Upcoming Germany Close Up Study Seminar: A Transformative Journey

By Ellen Resnek / Sunday, July 28, 2024 / Comments Off on Upcoming Germany Close Up Study Seminar: A Transformative Journey

Classrooms Without Borders is thrilled to announce the upcoming Germany Close Up Fellowship, an open program for young professionals. This immersive experience offers a unique opportunity to delve into Germany’s […]

Read More

Federation’s $13.6 Million Boost: Classrooms Without Borders Gains Funding for Groundbreaking Antisemitism Education Program

By Ellen Resnek / Wednesday, July 10, 2024 / Comments Off on Federation’s $13.6 Million Boost: Classrooms Without Borders Gains Funding for Groundbreaking Antisemitism Education Program

The Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh recently announced an impressive $13.6 million raised toward its $14.5 million campaign goal. Among the notable allocations, Classrooms Without Borders has been awarded funding […]

Read More

FOUNDATIONS OF RESISTANCE

By Ellen Resnek / Wednesday, July 10, 2024 / Comments Off on FOUNDATIONS OF RESISTANCE

A Curriculum to Counter Antisemitism for Grades 6-12 featuring four interactive WebQuest’s Teach students why they should and how they can resist antisemitism. LEARN MORE Foundations of Resistance utilizes the history and life lessons of the […]

Read More

A Surreal Journey to Auschwitz: Reflecting on Humanity’s Darkest Chapter by Josh Sektnan

By Sarah Grand / Friday, July 5, 2024 / Comments Off on A Surreal Journey to Auschwitz: Reflecting on Humanity’s Darkest Chapter by Josh Sektnan

Visiting Auschwitz was a surreal and profoundly moving experience. As the largest Nazi German concentration camp and, since 1942, also a mass extermination center for Jews, Auschwitz stands as a […]

Read More

Hiding in Plain Sight by Rachel Sager

By Sarah Grand / Wednesday, July 3, 2024 / Comments Off on Hiding in Plain Sight by Rachel Sager

We started our day with a walking tour of the limited remains of the Warsaw Ghetto. Among the bustling capital city of Poland are fragments of the ghetto wall, unobtrusive […]

Read More

Describing the Indescribable: Reflections on Language and Historical Memory by Cynthia McGrae

By Sarah Grand / Wednesday, July 3, 2024 / Comments Off on Describing the Indescribable: Reflections on Language and Historical Memory by Cynthia McGrae

As an English teacher and a First Amendment professor, I spend a lot of time thinking about words.  In my role as a high school English teacher, I am constantly […]

Read More

A Different Kind of Understanding: A Middle School Teacher’s Reflections on Majdanek by Traci Borden

By Sarah Grand / Wednesday, July 3, 2024 / Comments Off on A Different Kind of Understanding: A Middle School Teacher’s Reflections on Majdanek by Traci Borden

I teach middle school ELA, and my literature textbook for 8th grade has a story in it entitled “Walking With Living Feet.” The story is about a high schooler visiting […]

Read More

Embracing History, Healing Wounds: A Journey through Jewish History, the Holocaust, and Antisemitism

By Ellen Resnek / Saturday, June 29, 2024 / Comments Off on Embracing History, Healing Wounds: A Journey through Jewish History, the Holocaust, and Antisemitism

Our 2024 Poland Personally Begins! As we embark on a poignant voyage through Jewish history, the Holocaust, and the enduring struggle against antisemitism, our hearts are heavy with the weight […]

Read More

Books Matter™ Children’s & Young Adult Literature

By Ellen Resnek / Thursday, June 6, 2024 / Comments Off on Books Matter™ Children’s & Young Adult Literature

To add to your summer reading list: ADL’s online bibliography of recommended children’s and young adult books about bias, bullying, diversity and social justice.

Read More

Antisemitism Resource Collection: Facing History and Ourselves

By Ellen Resnek / Tuesday, May 14, 2024 / Comments Off on Antisemitism Resource Collection: Facing History and Ourselves

Combating Antisemitism in the Twenty-First Century Antisemitism is anti-Jewish prejudice, discrimination, hatred, hostility, violence, or oppression. (See our antisemitism explainer for a more detailed explanation of what antisemitism is and how it […]

Read More
Scroll to Top