Classroom Category Resources: Jewish history

The Balfour Declaration: Celebrating 100 years

Most magnanimous gesture or the biggest error of judgment? This lesson celebrates 100 years of the Balfour Declaration, explaining what it is and why it... Read more

Model Zionist Conference – 1903

Students participate in an imaginary Zionist conference which brings together Zionist and anti-Zionist leaders from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. This unit was... Read more

MLK and the Jewish Community: Shared Dreams

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Shorashim

Students research their family history, beginning with the question: “I am Here Now, How Did I Arrive in This Particular Place?” Students interview family... Read more

Chaf-Tet beNovember – The Significance of November 29

In this web-enhanced lesson, students explore the significance of November 29th in modern Jewish History. Students examine online resources to examine the events that... Read more

Yom Haatzmaut

Students examine Biblical and Talmudical texts that imply that the modern settlement of the Land of Israel and the establishment of the State of... Read more