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Coming of Age During the Holocaust, Coming of Age Now provides the resources for in-depth Holocaust study for bar and bat mitzvah students. The curriculum includes a Teacher’s Guide, student workbooks presenting the stories of 13 young people who came of age during the Holocaust, and DVDs of testimony from these survivors, some in English and some in Hebrew with English subtitles. Through the curriculum, students are guided through reading and writing activities to reflect on the challenges these survivors faced before, during, and after the Holocaust. As a result of studying this curriculum, students grow in their understanding of the Holocaust, and of themselves. For more information, click here. The Coming of Age curriculum is a project of the Museum in collaboration with Yad LaYeled - The Ghetto Fighters’ Holocaust and Jewish Resistance Heritage Museum in Israel. $125
Read a sample of the text from one chapter of Moshe’s Story.
View a video from Moshe's Story.
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Daring to Resist: Jewish Defiance in the Holocaust Teacher's Guide
Designed by Education staff to aid teachers in preparing students for a visit to the special exhibition, Daring to Resist: Jewish Defiance in the Holocaust. Includes information about the exhibition, lesson plans for all schools, including lesson plans designed specifically for Jewish schools, and a list of additional resources. The activities are designed to encourage students to think about the range of Jewish response and resistance during the Holocaust, reflecting acts to maintain dignity, document the unimaginable, save lives, and resist with arms.
Click here to download a free pdf copy.
Sosúa: A Refuge for Jews in the Dominican Republic / Un Refugio de Judíos en la República Dominicana Teacher's Guide
Designed by Education staff to aid teachers in preparing students for a visit to the special exhibition, Sosúa: A Refuge for Jews in the Dominican Republic / Un Refugio de Judíos en la República Dominicana. Includes information about the exhibition, pre- and post-visit lesson plans with student worksheets in English and Spanish, background information about Jewish life, anti-Semitism, and the Holocaust, and a chronology, glossary, and bibliography. Student worksheets include: To Stay or To Go? / ¿Quedarse o irse?; Building a Society / Construir una sociedad; Establishing a Successful Economy / Establecer una economía exitosa; Pastimes and Cultural Life / Pasatiempos y vida cultural.Click here to download a free pdf copy.
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