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Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Comission

Explore Pa History: Set Apart Religious Communities in Pennsylvania

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the history of Pennsylvania's religious communities in this detailed, historical account. Contained within this site are links to audio, video, and pictorial images of events and people during this era.
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Handout
PBS

Pbs: Essays on Hasidism

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of short essays on various historical aspects of the Hasidic including the experiences of Hasidic Americans. Titles include "Hasidism in Europe "Settlement in America" and more.
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Handout
PBS

Timeline of Peter and Paul

For Students 9th - 10th
A timeline that is a part of a PBS documentary about Peter and Paul. The timeline shows what is happening in the Roman Empire at the same time as events in the Jewish communities.
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Website
PBS

Pbs/people's Century: Master Race

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed description of the program, "People's Century: Master Race -- Nazism Overtakes German Society," from PBS.
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Website
PBS

A Life Apart: Hasidism in America

For Students 9th - 10th
Created to support of PBS documentary, this site can stand alone in its offerings of other resources on Hasidism, clips from video and interviews, and background information on this Eastern European religious community.
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Primary
PBS

Pbs: Daring to Resist

For Students 9th - 10th
A companion website to the PBS documentary telling of three female teens who resisted the Germans and the Holocaust.
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Article
Other

Seton Hall University: Toleration and Religious Liberty

For Students 9th - 10th
This essay from the Seton Hall University describes the transition from intolerance of Catholics to religious liberty in America.
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Handout
Other

Master of Death: Reinhard Heydrich

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides information about the Nazi leader, Reinhard Heydrich, including a number of pictures of Heydrich and victims of the Holocaust.
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Article
Other

Chaver: The Mishnah

For Students 9th - 10th
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."
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Website
Other

Torah Tots

For Students Pre-K - 1st
What's the story behind Pesach/Passover? Use this informative site to learn more about the traditions behind this Jewish religious holiday.
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Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Interfaith Activity in Israel

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the region of Israel common to the histories of three world religions and the interfaith activities of these three in this region.
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Website
Other

Wbur: This Year in Jerusalem

For Students 9th - 10th
This Web site allows you to listen to radio broadcasts of various documentaries about the conflict in Jerusalem. Photographs, maps, articles, and news are also available detailing the history of the Holy City.
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Website
Other

Chaim Potok: Maps of Meaning

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about a speech, given by Chaim Potok, at Seattle Pacific University, in which Potok discusses his novels and their cultural and religious messages. "A Conversation with Chaim Potok," includes Potok's responses to several questions...
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Website
Authors Calendar

Author's Calendar: Chaim Potok

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the life, career, and literature of Jewish author, Chaim Potok (1929-2002 CE). This essay overviews his upbringing, work, and famous writings. Included are overviews of "The Chosen" (1967) his first novel, as well as "My Name...
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Handout
Other

Anit Semitism in Spain

For Students 9th - 10th
A lengthy article on St. Vicente Ferrer (1350-1419 CE) who launched the campaign against Judaism in Spain and which led to the pogroms of 1391.
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Unit Plan
Other

Introduction to Judaism

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore all aspects of Judaism by clicking on the subtopics or page numbers at the top of the page. Check your understanding by doing the Drop N Drag, Self Check, and Flash Card Activities as you learn about Judaism.
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Handout
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise

Jewish Virtual Library: Israel Is Not an Apartheid State

For Students 9th - 10th
The author analyzes the treatment of Palestinians by attempting to identify and discuss democratic practice which provides equality, and would serve to make Israel unlike an apartheid state.
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Lesson Plan
Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Langston Hughes

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This resource focuses on the works of famous African-American author, Langston Hughes.
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Interactive
Other

Shoah Memorial: Sarah's Attic

For Students 3rd - 8th
Examine the history of the Shoah indirectly through the stories told by five little children, in Sarah's attic. Designed specifically for young learners, this interactive site also explores Yiddish culture, Judaism, and Jewish life.
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Website
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: To Build and to Be Built

For Students 9th - 10th
This online exhibit highlights Jewish people who survived the Holocaust and settled in Israel. Each one has made a unique contribution to the state of Israel and the world. Read short biographies of each along with pictures.
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Website
Harry S. Truman Library and Museum

Recognition of the State of Israel: Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
A large primary source collection from the Harry Truman Library; communications surrounding the establishment of the state of Israel.
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Website
Other

The Jewish Atlanta Times

For Students 9th - 10th
The Atlanta Jewish Times provides news and information about Jewish affairs with emphasis on the Atlanta metropolitan area.
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Article
Other

Jewish News: Gorbachev, Shamir Mark Decade of Soviet Aliyah

For Students 9th - 10th
This article provides insight into religious persecution in the former Soviet Union and Gorbachev's efforts to curb intolerance.
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Website
Other

National Foundation for Jewish Continuity: The Ss St. Louis Project

For Students 9th - 10th
Here's a piece of American history you problably know little about. In 1939 a ship filled with Jewish refugees sat off the coast of Miami waiting for permission to land. That permission was denied. Find out what happened to the...

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