Historical Context and Excerpts from the Purim Story
Students use this handout to complete a Purim text study.
![Queen Esther Accuses Haman Before King Ahasuerus](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2024-03/iStock-693362992.jpg?h=262493cb&itok=CyJCstUG)
Two Names, Two Worlds
Jonathan Rodríguez reflects on his name through poetry. How does his name “place him in the world”?
Two Names, Two Worlds (en español)
In Spanish, Jonathan Rodríguez reflects on his name through poetry. How does his name “place him in the world”?
Still Me Inside
A teenager describes how changing her appearance affected the way that others perceived her identity and how she thought about herself.
![Female student learning in a classroom.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/2015_AD9A0664_FH221025.jpg?h=59f9d53c&itok=m4cVPcs7)
Still Me Inside
In Spanish, a teenager describes how changing her appearance affected the way that others perceived her identity and how she thought about herself.
![Female student learning in a classroom.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/2015_AD9A0664_FH221025.jpg?h=59f9d53c&itok=m4cVPcs7)
A Letter to the Students of Colour Who Were in My History Classes
Dylan Wray reflects on his time in the classroom as a white educator teaching a racially diverse group of students in South Africa.
![Female high school students discuss a topic.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/2019_DSC08259_FH2117952.jpg?h=56d0ca2e&itok=_f2VCzke)
"How to Bloom in Dark Places” by Warsan Shire
Poet Warsan Shire tells the story of a young Somali-born refugee in this poem from the film Brave Girl Rising.
![The short film, "Brave Girl Rising" was produced by the nonprofit organization Girl Rising in collaboration with the International Rescue Committee.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/shorthand_image140of143.jpeg?h=4dc35482&itok=n38DLgVw)