As acts of antisemitic violence have become more visible in the news in recent years in the United States, many non-Jewish people have begun to apprehend the extent of violence that continues to befall members of this community. Amid this awareness, we often hear less about the way that non-physical forms of violence—including words, symbols, and narratives that advance antisemitic hate—are equally insidious and have a particularly corrosive impact on young Jewish people’s experiences, self-concepts, and sense of possibility.
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Topics:
Antisemitism,
Religious Tolerance,
Jewish Education Program,
Religion
Today’s News, Tomorrow’s History is an ongoing series with Listenwise. This series connects Facing History’s themes with today’s current events using public radio to guide and facilitate discussions around the social issues of our time. We will take a look at the recent increase of hate crimes, especially the antisemitic attacks in over a dozen states.
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Topics:
Antisemitism,
Religious Tolerance,
News,
Journalism,
Public Radio,
Today's News Tomorrow's History,
In the news,
Listenwise
Facing History and Ourselves celebrates upstanders of all kinds: those who stand up to injustice, those who seek to make positive change in the world, and those who spread messages of tolerance, empathy, and knowledge. During Women’s History Month, we are cheering on young women who are doing just that.
Here are three inspiring stories of young women who we have no doubt will be history-makers of the future. How do we know? Read about how they are already upstanders in their communities.
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Topics:
Books,
Students,
Religious Tolerance,
Memphis,
Upstanders,
Margot Stern Strom Innovation Grants,
Women's History Month
This week, Facing History's Learn + Teach + Share blog featured a series of blog posts from the students and teachers involved in an exchange between two Los Angeles middle schools: Sinai Akiba Academy, a Jewish day school, and New Horizon School, a Muslim day school.
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Topics:
Classrooms,
Student Voices,
Students,
Religious Tolerance,
Teachers,
Los Angeles,
Jewish Education Program
Last week, the United States media reported on an event that took place at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA).
A month ago, UCLA student Rachel Beyda put herself forward as a candidate for a student judicial board position. In the interview process, a student board member asked her, "Given that you are a Jewish student and very active in the Jewish community, how do you see yourself being able to maintain an unbiased view?"
Members of the board then debated her candidacy and her ability to be unbiased.
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Topics:
Antisemitism,
Facing History Resources,
Religious Tolerance,
Holocaust,
Teaching Resources,
History
In the United States, Presidents’ Day is celebrated Monday. The national holiday offers an opportunity for valuable discussion in the classroom about the importance—and the fragility—of democracy now and throughout history. Here are four Facing History and Ourselves resources that can help you plan an exciting lesson.
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Topics:
Professional Development,
Teaching Strategies,
Democracy,
Voting Rights,
Choosing to Participate,
Facing History Resources,
Religious Tolerance,
Teaching,
Teaching Resources,
History
Teaching after mass violence, including acts of terrorism, is incredibly challenging.
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Topics:
Antisemitism,
Democracy,
Choosing to Participate,
Human Rights,
Immigration,
Religious Tolerance,
Teaching,
Schools,
News,
Identity,
Genocide/Collective Violence
The recent row over Bill Maher and Ben Affleck's heated discussion of Islam on HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher strikes me as an opportunity for a civic lesson–one rooted not in debating who is right or wrong, or who is bigoted or not, but one, that, in true Facing History and Ourselves fashion, is rooted in history. At Facing History, we have learned that history often provides a needed distance from which we can illuminate the present and inform more productive civic dialogue.
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Topics:
Antisemitism,
Choosing to Participate,
Human Behavior,
Human Rights,
Facing History Resources,
Religious Tolerance,
News,
Readings,
Identity,
Facing History and Ourselves,
Teaching Resources,
History
