Social Empowerment Through Education

Stories to Honor Women’s History Month

By Ellen Resnek / Sunday, March 17, 2024 / Comments Off on Stories to Honor Women’s History Month

Women’s History Month commemorates women’s groundbreaking contributions to society and culture. Listen to and share the stories of women who have loved hard, worked hard, and broken down barriers. Honor […]

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The Association of Jewish Libraries offers the Love Your Neighbor series of book lists, Book List #9: Hanukkah

By Ellen Resnek / Monday, December 11, 2023 / Comments Off on The Association of Jewish Libraries offers the Love Your Neighbor series of book lists, Book List #9: Hanukkah

Book List #9: Hanukkah   In response to rising antisemitism in the United States and around the world, the Association of Jewish Libraries offers the Love Your Neighbor series of […]

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The Ghetto Fighters’ House: Voices in the Void Online Educational Activity

By Ellen Resnek / Tuesday, June 13, 2023 / Comments Off on The Ghetto Fighters’ House: Voices in the Void Online Educational Activity

Voices in the void Voices in the void – The Story of the rescue of the Danish Jews “I think the moral is that one should listen to their conscience. […]

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USHMM Lesson: Exploring Anne Frank’s Diary

By Ellen Resnek / Friday, May 19, 2023 / Comments Off on USHMM Lesson: Exploring Anne Frank’s Diary

Students will examine Anne Frank’s diary as both a historical and a deliberately-created literary text, and will understand how the Holocaust affected the lives of the Frank family. Grade level: Adaptable […]

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The Holocaust: Remembrance, Respect, and Resilience

By Ellen Resnek / Wednesday, May 3, 2023 / Comments Off on The Holocaust: Remembrance, Respect, and Resilience

The Holocaust:  Remembrance, Respect, and Resilience Authors:Michael Polgar and Suki John: https://psu.pb.unizin.org/holocaust3rs/ Book Description:International and multidisciplinary authors share a free online textbook for Holocaust educators and students. Chapters consider the […]

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Teaching Defiant Requiem

By Ellen Resnek / Friday, April 28, 2023 / Comments Off on Teaching Defiant Requiem

Teach the story of Jewish prisoners of the Nazis who used music to defy their oppressors, find courage and sustain hope.   How and why did a group of Jews in Terezín Ghetto learn to sing Giuseppe […]

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CHANUKAH RESOURCES

By Ellen Resnek / Tuesday, December 13, 2022 / Comments Off on CHANUKAH RESOURCES

This Chanukah, Choose Justice Chanukah starts this weekend, and the AJWS team is ready! Our favorite part is lighting the candles — and those special moments afterward when we watch […]

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What the Fact?! Teaching Guide

By Ellen Resnek / Monday, December 12, 2022 / Comments Off on What the Fact?! Teaching Guide

Why Teach this Book? A Letter to Educators from the Author Dear Teacher, Thank you for bringing What the Fact?! into your classroom. I hope the book activates and energizes your teaching […]

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International Day for Tolerance

By Ellen Resnek / Sunday, November 6, 2022 / Comments Off on International Day for Tolerance

In 1996, the UN General Assembly adopted Resolution 51/95 proclaiming 16 November as International Day for Tolerance. This action followed the adoption of a Declaration of Principles on Tolerance by […]

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Catalyst for Peace

By Ellen Resnek / Thursday, October 20, 2022 / Comments Off on Catalyst for Peace

Connecting & Counting Communities Catalyst for Peace is a project that seeks to make sure audiences and communities are recognised, represented and respected by the cultural centres they visit. Everybody Counts. […]

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