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Addressing Current Events in the Classroom
Get resources for addressing troubling antisemitic incidents persisting around the world today with your students.
Subject
- Civics & Citizenship
- History
- Social Studies
Grade
6–12Language
English — USPublished
About This Collection
Antisemitic incidents persist around the world. These resources offer sensitive entry points to confront these troubling events. Get lessons and strategies for addressing current events and tough topics related to antisemitism with your students.
Teaching Current Events: Educator Guide
This guide includes tools and strategies for organizing discussions about current events in your classroom.
Responding to the Synagogue Attack in Colleyville, Texas
This mini-lesson is designed to help guide an initial class discussion on the hostage situation at Congregation Beth Israel of Colleyville, Texas.
Teaching in the Wake of Violence
This mini-lesson contains strategies and activities for supporting your students in the aftermath of violent events targeted at people because of their identities.
Responding to The Tree of Life Shooting in Pittsburgh
The mass shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue capped off a week of hate crimes and political violence in the United States. This mini-lesson help teachers and students process the events and reflect on what they mean for them and their communities.
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Rising Antisemitism and Fading Memories of the Holocaust
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