Curated OER
Listen to the Voices of the Holocaust
Connect fiction and nonfiction narratives about the Holocaust to show universal themes of human strength and endurance.
Curated OER
Introduction to "Anne Frank - The Diary of a Young Girl"
Reflecting on what life was like during the Holocaust, 8th graders will read excerpts from the book, The Diary of Anne Frank, then complete five classroom activities that reflect on the readings. The classroom will be set-up to portray...
Curated OER
The Details of Kosher Foods
Students examine kosher food, what it means and the rules that make it kosher. In this kosher lesson plan students plan a kosher meal.
Curated OER
Inside the Warsaw Ghetto
Eighth graders examine the conditions of the ghettos during the Holocaust. In this World History instructional activity, 8th graders analyze the impact of the Jewish fighters during he Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. Students participate in a...
Library of Congress
Loc: From Haven to Home: 350 Years of u.s. Jewish Life
This in-depth online exhibit features more than two hundred treasures of American Jewish life from the Library of Congress and other cultural institutions.
University of Calgary
University of Calgary: Gemara (Talmud)
Learn all about Gemara and the relation it has with the Talmud.
Other
Akhlah: The Jewish Children's Learning Network
An important resource that provides access to Jewish prayers, stories and rituals Akhlah is specifically designed for the youngest child while maintaining accuracy about the subject matter.
Other
Yourpage.org
"Yourpage.org is a Jewish educational website created to bring fun to Jewish learning." Includes stories, games, and activities suitable for elementary and middle school children. Also provides a guide for teachers and a section for...
Other
Davka: A Growing Haggadah
This Passover Haggadah, which tells the story of Passover for the Seder meal, is revised and updated annually and can be downloaded. Illustrated.
Judaism 101
Judaism 101: The Name of God
This site explains the significance of names in Jewish thought, the various names of God, why Jewish people don't fully write the name of God, and pronunciation of the name of God.
Other
Jewish National Fund: Stories
Here, you can read twelve different Jewish stories, including those about Ruth, King Solomon, and King David. Each story includes small interactive images to embellish the text.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Jewish History Sourcebook: Expulsion From Spain
This site from the Fordham University gives a detailed and accurate picture of the expulsion and its immediate consequences for Spanish Jewry. It was written in Hebrew by an Italian Jew in April or May, 1495.
University of Calgary
University of Calgary: Mishnah
This resource thoroughly describes what the Mishna is, including the historical aspect and how it's organized. There's also a section which tells the difference between Mishnah and Midrash.
The History Place
The History Place: Statistics of the Holocaust
This page from The History Place has a chart with the number of Jewish people killed in the Holocaust. Nearly 6 million Jewish people were murdered. This site is disturbing its apparent accuracy of the Jewish slaughter.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Ashkenazi
Wikipedia entry for Ashkenazi Jews, descendants of Jews from Germany, Poland, Austria, and Eastern Europe.
Other
Poland at War
Images and information about the German occupation of Poland during World War 2. Provides images from the Jewish Ghettos in Poland and information about the treatment of the Jews.
Other
Chaver: The Mishnah
This research site from Chaver.com describes the Mishnah in-depth: "The Art of Writing the Oral Tradition," "The Decalog as Wisdom Literature," and "Woven Texts: Literary Form in Ancient Hebrew Legal Codes."
Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Interfaith Activity in Israel
Discusses the region of Israel common to the histories of three world religions and the interfaith activities of these three in this region.
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Multicultural America: Jewish Americans
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of Jewish Americans. (Note: Content is not the most current.)
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise
Jewish Virtual Library: The Situation of the Jews in Warsaw After the Occupation
Essay describing life for the Jewish people living in German occupied Warsaw, Poland.
Purple Math
Purplemath: "The Bible Says Pi = 3"
Shows how a simple reading from the Bible proves that the Judeo-Christian value of 'pi' is about 3.14 and not 3.
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise
Jewish Virtual Library: Death Marches
This Jewish Virtual Library site describes the death marches that Nazi-held prisoners like the Jews, the Russians, and other minorities were forced to take from one concentration camp to another. On these marches the prisoners died...
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise
Jewish Virtual Library: Ghettos in Poland (1939 1941)
Map of Jewish ghettos in Poland established by the Nazi's during the German occupation of Poland. Includes a short description.
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise
Jewish Virtual Library: Life in the Warsaw Ghetto
Essay describing lives of Jewish people who were sent to live in the Warsaw Ghetto while the Nazis occupied Poland.