Tree of Life

Understanding Antisemitism: Rooted in History

By Ateret Cope / Saturday, February 5, 2022 / Comments Off on Understanding Antisemitism: Rooted in History

This lesson combines an understanding and review of the plant life cycle and the metaphors of roots to understand the history of racism and antisemitism in our world. The beginning […]

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It Seems Like We’ve Been Here Before

By Ateret Cope / Saturday, February 5, 2022 / Comments Off on It Seems Like We’ve Been Here Before

My title draws on the Harry Chapin song “Circle”, and its signature line, “It seems like I’ve been here before, I can’t remember when.” Though a song about love, it […]

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The Light that is You

By Ateret Cope / Saturday, February 5, 2022 / Comments Off on The Light that is You

Prior to, during, and after reading Night by Elie Wiesel students will participate in discussions and activities which will help them recognize how tension can be created and imagine how […]

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Holocaust Literature Themes – How can they inform action against injustices in today’s world?

By Ateret Cope / Saturday, February 5, 2022 / Comments Off on Holocaust Literature Themes – How can they inform action against injustices in today’s world?

Students will take the role of “preservationists” of history in order to inform and impact the present and future. As they read Refugee, by Alan Gratz, Holocaust-related memoirs, diaries, and […]

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Caring for Hate

By Ateret Cope / Saturday, February 5, 2022 / Comments Off on Caring for Hate

Hate has plagued mankind since the beginning of recorded history and has powerful consequences. Before we can properly combat its existence or treat its effects, we must be able to […]

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7 Minutes, A Response to the Tree of Life Shooting

By Ateret Cope / Saturday, February 5, 2022 / Comments Off on 7 Minutes, A Response to the Tree of Life Shooting

Fred Rogers once said, “The older I get, the more I seem to be able to appreciate my ‘neighbor’ (whomever I happen to be with at the moment). Oh, sure, […]

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Hope, Hate and Humanity—What is Your Role?

By Ateret Cope / Saturday, February 5, 2022 / Comments Off on Hope, Hate and Humanity—What is Your Role?

Everybody plays a role in social justice and/or injustice. What role do you play in the cycle of hate and/or the cycle of hope? Are you a victim, are you […]

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Enough Is Enough!

By Ateret Cope / Saturday, February 5, 2022 / Comments Off on Enough Is Enough!

On the morning of October 27, at Sabbath services—the holy day of the week for the Jewish community—Robert Bowers entered the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, PA and yelled […]

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Creating Awareness of Others – A Key Component to Combat Hate

By Ateret Cope / Saturday, February 5, 2022 / Comments Off on Creating Awareness of Others – A Key Component to Combat Hate

The purpose of this lesson plan is to “relate to the Tree of Life shooting when trying to engage the students in action against hate, racism, and antisemitism”. Thus, the […]

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Cultivating Tolerance, Growing Together

By Ateret Cope / Saturday, February 5, 2022 / Comments Off on Cultivating Tolerance, Growing Together

This lesson takes place in two phases. In the first phase, students will be introduced to the concept of hate, with a focus on antisemitism through a station activity. In […]

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