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Introducing Our US History Curriculum Collection
Draw from this flexible curriculum collection as you plan any middle or high school US history course. Featuring units, C3-style inquiries, and case studies, the collection will help you explore themes of democracy and freedom with your students throughout the year.
"Restoring" Germany's Civil Service (Abridged)
Read a letter exchange between Adolf Hitler and President Paul von Hindenburg regarding a law that suspended Jews from positions of civil service in Nazi Germany.
Call Me Captain Sarika
Sara Fortis recollects how the partisans addressed one another and the significance of her title captain.
Ethical Dilemmas in a Time of Genocide
Read a Jewish partisan’s account of how his unit gained the trust and respect of the local population while resisting the Germans.
Frank Blaichman’s Biography
Read about the experiences of a Jewish partisan fighting against the Germans in Poland during World War II.
The Holocaust in Greece
Learn about the occupation of Greece by the Axis powers during World War II.
The Holocaust in Lithuania
Introduce students to the history of the Holocaust in Lithuania with this historical overview.
The Holocaust in Poland
Learn about the brutality of the German occupation and the Holocaust in Poland with this short historical overview.
A Day of Triumph
In an 1865 diary entry, Northerner Caroline Barrett White celebrates the Union’s victory and the end of the Civil War.
“Payos for Cornrows” by Aaron Samuels
In this spoken-word poem, Aaron Samuels reflects on his experience with the identities of Black and Jewish.
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Maggid, The Four Children
Use this reading to introduce students to the Four Children featured in the Maggid, the storytelling section of a Passover Seder.
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