Lessons about Antisemitism Strongly Impact Students
After taking our Brave Classrooms course, teachers were able to offer transformative lessons to students about antisemitism and how to stop it.
Forging Jewish Identity as a Minority
This two-day lesson introduces students to the richness and complexity of Jewish identity.
Shine A Light: Standing Together against Antisemitism
Facing History partners with Shine A Light to combat antisemitism, and explore how antisemitism shows up in classrooms, communities, and digital spaces.
Holocaust Education through Curriculum and Ceremony with the Hartman Institute
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In this workshop, participants explored the Shalom Hartman Institute’s Hitkansut L’Yom HaShoah, a powerful collection of resources designed to help structure Holocaust learning and remembrance.
Join Us to Learn About Combating Contemporary Antisemitism
Learn about our upcoming Contemporary Antisemitism events, professional development opportunities and latest resources.
Expressing Diversity in Jewish Identity: Blending In and Standing Out
This two-day lesson uses the story of Purim as a frame to examine how Jews have preserved and protected their identities and culture in dominant societies by choosing when to blend in and when to stand out.
The Refugee Crisis and 1930s America
Students are introduced to the many factors that influenced Americans’ will and ability to respond to the Jewish refugee crisis, including isolationism, racism, xenophobia, and antisemitism.
Refugees and Rescuers: The Courage to Act
Students explore the intertwined personal stories of Jewish refugees who attempted to flee to the United States and the American rescuers who intervened on their behalf.
Confronting Genocide Denial
Students will explore some of the causes and consequences of denying the Armenian Genocide and reflect on the role of public art to commemorate difficult histories.
European Jewish Life before World War II
Students analyze images and film that convey the richness of Jewish life across Europe at the time of the Nazis’ ascension to power.
Introducing the Unit
Students develop a contract establishing a reflective classroom community as they prepare to explore the historical case study of this unit.