Stereotyping
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Antisemitism: The Power of Myth"A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanging; it is the skin of living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used."-Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., 1918 Antisemitism is on the rise. | Facing Today | 02/24/2008 - 10:31 |
Antisemitism: The Power of Myth - A Student MovementUniversities have long been places where ideas, theories, and even long-held truths are scrutinized and often hotly debated with each side mustering proof in support of its position. Such debates are central to the work of a university-the advancement of knowledge and the search for truth. | Facing Today | 02/24/2008 - 10:59 |
Antisemitism: The Power of Myth - Academic FreedomIn the television series The Ascent of Man, Jacob Bronowski, a scientist and humanist, describes universities as places where individuals come together not "to worship what is known but to question it. | Facing Today | 02/24/2008 - 11:01 |
Antisemitism: The Power of Myth - Confronting AntisemitismWhat responsibilities does a society have to protect everyone in the community or nation? To what extent is a crime against one group in a community a crime against the community as a whole? In the foreword to a report on antisemitism in Europe published by the Lawyers Committee for Human Rights, Executive Director Michael Posner reflected on those questions: A year ago the United Nations convened the third World Conference on Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance in Durban, South Africa. | Facing Today | 02/24/2008 - 10:48 |
Antisemitism: The Power of Myth - Defining AntisemitismAlthough we see ourselves as unique individuals, we tend to see others as representatives of groups. It's a natural tendency, psychologists tell us. Although it is natural to generalize, stereotypes are offensive. | Facing Today | 02/24/2008 - 10:34 |
Antisemitism: The Power of Myth - Education in a DemocracyConversation, discussion, and debate are central not only to universities but also to democracies. Such exchanges depend on a free and independent press that takes its responsibilities seriously. They also depend on informed citizens willing to listen to and learn from one another. | Facing Today | 02/24/2008 - 11:04 |
Antisemitism: The Power of Myth - Rumors, Lies, and the MediaWhen Adolf Hitler came to power in the 1930s, he used "the blood libel" and other myths to justify the Holocaust. Julius Streicher, a staunch member of the Nazi party and the publisher of the magazine Der Stürmer, gave life to those charges. | Facing Today | 02/24/2008 - 10:53 |
Becoming American: Between Two WorldsThis lesson considers the impact of group membership on identity and explores what it means to be seen solely as a representative of a group rather than as an individual. Students will use a model to create identity poems that examine the tensions between identity and group membership. | Lesson Plan | 03/26/2008 - 11:51 |
Becoming American: Exploring Names and IdentitiesThis lesson is an icebreaker and an introduction to the Becoming American Online Museum for students involved in the project. The lesson also provides a bridge between issues of identity and the Exhibit Hall, "We The People: What Is An American?" Responses to the writing assignments for this lesson may be posted in a designated space on the Facing History and Ourselves "Online Museum" (along with a class photo) and a class identity chart. | Lesson Plan | 02/22/2008 - 17:16 |
Becoming American: Immigration ExperiencesThis lesson considers the process of becoming "American" and looks at what makes someone an American. Is it customs? Language? Traditions? Citizenship? The lesson focuses on the experiences of Chinese and Jewish immigrants in America during the late 1800s. | Lesson Plan | 03/26/2008 - 11:49 |
