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This lesson plan introduces students to the Holocaust through the personal narrative of Rachel Pinchusowitch Litwak, the mother of Dr. Zipora (Tsipy) Gur, founder of Classrooms Without Borders. Through excerpts […]
Read MoreThe goal of this lesson is to connect a tragic massacre of the past with one that is more current in the Tree of Life Massacre. Not only will students […]
Read MoreElie Wiesel was only twelve years old when, in 1941, the events of World War II and the Holocaust invaded his home in Sighet, Transylvania. His childhood was cut short, […]
Read MoreThis lesson sets the context for the “Journey with Howard Chandler” examining the Jewish communities in Poland before World War II. Howard’s home town of Wierzbnik was one of thousands […]
Read MoreThis unit examines the first years of World War II in Poland. The Nazis invaded and occupied Poland on September 1, 1939. Within months, Jews were separated into ghettoes; in […]
Read MoreThis lesson provides a structure for educators to guide students in comparing two texts: Primo Levi’s Survival in Auschwitz (estimated Lexile 1210) and Journey with Howard Chandler, an app available […]
Read MoreThis lesson addresses Essential Questions that are common within Secondary ELA courses: What makes a text effective for its purpose? How are stories from other places and times about me? […]
Read MoreOn January 6, 2021, Americans and the world, witnessed one of the most dangerous moments in the history of this Republic – a mob broke into the Capitol in an […]
Read MoreOverview Using the Short Film Masel Tov Cocktail students will explore concepts of identity and stereotypes. They will also explore the progression of antisemitism and continuation of implicit bias in […]
Read MoreStudents will analyze: How to define the term conflict in the context of international relations? What Sparked the Latest Israeli-Palestinian Confrontations? Suggested Classroom Application: Have Students Annotate the essay independently, […]
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