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Antisemitism & Religious Intolerance
Responding to Rising Antisemitism
Inform students about the rising number of antisemitic incidents in the United States and explore the story of one teacher’s response to an antisemitic incident involving high school students in her community.
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Antisemitism & Religious Intolerance
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. These teaching ideas 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
Help students analyze recent trends regarding receding Holocaust memory and the resurgence of antisemitism in Europe, and prompt them to consider how history can help us confront hate in the world.
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Segment of the Battle of Cable Street Mural
The Battle of Cable Street mural depicts details from the confrontation between anti-Fascist demonstrators and Oswald Mosley and his Blackshirts in London's East End.
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Sholem Aleichem: A World in Transition: Emancipation, Acculturation, and Antisemitism - part 1
This excerpt from "Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness" depicts the various ways Jewish communities responded to economic and social changes.
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Should We Take a Public Stand?
A NEIGHBOR
When a man saw his 68-year-old neighbor taping a paper menorah to her window, he begged her to take it down. “Don’t you know what’s going on?” he asked. “Yes,” the woman replied. “That’s exactly why I’m putting it up.”
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Standing Up to Hate
Five readings are recommended to use as entry points for thinking about our choices, attitudes, and actions in our world today, especially in the wake of hate crimes and hate speech after the US presidential election.
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Stereotypes, Media, and Islamophobia
This Teaching Idea is designed to help students reflect on how the movies, shows, and books we consume can reinforce stereotypes about Muslims and the harmful impact stereotyping has on people's lives.
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Talking About Paris: Citizenship in the Face of Division, Fear, and Hatred
Teaching after mass violence, including acts of terrorism, is incredibly challenging.
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Talking To Students About Pittsburgh
Facing History's president and CEO Roger Brooks reflects on the mass shooting at Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Teaching about Contemporary Antisemitism in Canada
Learn about the increasing number of hate crimes fueled by antisemitism in recent years in Canada, as well as examples of individuals, groups, and civic leaders standing up and speaking out against hate.
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