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Jewish Virtual Library: Hannah Arendt

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent and thoroughly detailed biography of Arendt's life. Includes philosophical ideas, her relationship with Heidegger, and the establishment of her own important work and career.
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Jewish Virtual Library: Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch

For Students 9th - 10th
Great site! Provides biographical information on Hirsch. Also discusses his major beliefs and teachings.
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Jewish Virtual Library: Yom Kippur

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses meaning and customs of Yom Kippur. Provides detailed information about the actual service. Also provides list of dates of the holiday.
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Jewish Virtual Library: The Life Story of Al Jolson

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains a biography about the life of the late entertainer, Al Jolson (1886-1950.
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Jewish Virtual Library: Conversion

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explores the requirements for conversion to Judaism. Also discusses how different branches of Judaism view conversion. Touches on Israel's view of conversion.
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Jewish Virtual Library: The Messiah

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses Judaism's five beliefs about the Messiah. Also contrasts Jews' view of the Messiah with that of Christians. Provides historical background.
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Jewish Virtual Library: German Jewish Response to the Nuremberg Laws

For Students 9th - 10th
The response to the Nuremberg Laws by the National Representation of the Jews in Germany, September 24, 1935.
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Jewish Virtual Library: Beersheba Southern Border of Kingdom of Judah

For Students 9th - 10th
The Jewish Virtual Library describes in great detail the location and history of the city of Beersheba.
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Jewish Virtual Library: Raoul Wallenberg

For Students 9th - 10th
The courage of an ordinary man saved thousands of lives. Here is the story of Raoul Wallenberg, a Swedish business man, who risked his life during the time of Holocaust.
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Jewish Virtual Library: The Kibbutz

For Students 9th - 10th
A Jerusalem Post article that provides background about the Israeli kibbutz movement which is a unique rural community where its members work and live. Includes data on population, and material on organization, types of work, raising...
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Jewish Virtual Library: The Israeli Government Function

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed information about the structure and activities of the Israeli government, as well as links to the basic laws which make up the Israeli constitution.
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Jewish Virtual Library: Zionism

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a wealth of information and documentation regarding Zionism, the national movement for the return of the Jewish people to their homeland and the resumption of Jewish sovereignty in the Land of Israel. Content ranges...
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Jewish Virtual Library: The Nuremberg Laws: Background and Overview

For Students 9th - 10th
Find a good overview of the Nuremberg Laws, passed in Germany in 1935, that imposed many restrictions on the Jews in Germany before the beginning of World War II.
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Jewish Virtual Library: White Rose a Lesson in Dissent

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains an account of civil bravery, the German resistance group "Weisse Rose" with the the siblings Scholl as its most prominent members. They were murdered by the Nazis.
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Jewish Virtual Library: The Tragedy of the s.s. St. Louis

For Students 9th - 10th
The tragic tale of the Jewish refugees from Germany who boarded the SS St. Louis, hoping to find asylum in the United States is told here. It's a story of the umwillingness of many countries to help those persecuted by the Nazis. There...
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Jewish Virtual Library: The Mandate

For Students 9th - 10th
In July 1922, recognizing "the historical connection of the Jewish people with Palestine," Great Britain was called upon to facilitate the establishment of a Jewish national home in Palestine-Eretz Israel (Land of Israel). This...
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Jewish Virtual Library: British Restrictions on Jewish Immigration

For Students 9th - 10th
A survey of British policies restricting Jewish immigration into the British mandate of Palestine. Includes a table of Jewish immigration numbers from 1919-1941.
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Jewish Virtual Library: Zionist Organization Statement on Palestine

For Students 9th - 10th
The original text of proposals submitted by the Zionist Movement to the Peace Conference of 1919.
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Jewish v Irtual Library: The Monarchy

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the monarchy of Palestine, Egypt, and Mesopotamia. Discusses the monarchs Saul, Solomon, and David.
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Jewish Virtual Library: The Nazi Olympics

For Students 9th - 10th
A piece from the Jewish Virtual Library on the propaganda promoting the myth of Aryan racial superiority and physical power.
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Jewish Virtual Library: Joseph Goebbels

For Students 9th - 10th
A profile of the Nazi Minister of Propaganda Joseph Goebbels.
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Jewish Virtual Library: Estimated Number of Jews Killed During World War Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
Table broken down by country showing estimated numbers of Jewish people killed in each area during World War II.
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Jewish Virtual Library: Reinhard Heydrich

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed biography of "the Hangman" of World War II Nazi Germany.
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Jewish Virtual Library: Jews Disbelieving Reports of Extermination

For Students 9th - 10th
Essay describing how many Jewish people in Germany did not initially believe reports of Jewish extermination due to Nazi control of the press.