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Ready, Set, JAHM: How to JAHM in your classroom
Thursday, April 11 | 4:30 – 5:30 pm ET
Free with registration, click here for more information and to register
Jewish American Heritage Month (JAHM) is in May! Join ICS, the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History, and the Contemporary Jewish Museum for a 60-minute professional learning workshop. You’ll understand the history and significance of JAHM and gain student-ready resources that explore Jewish American identity, history, and experience.
An Evening with Award-Winning Novelist, Dara Horn
Thursday, May 2 | 7-8 pm ET
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The Institute for Curriculum Services and the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History are thrilled to host a webinar featuring Dara Horn, the award-winning author of six books, including the novels In the Image (Norton 2002), The World to Come (Norton 2006), All Other Nights (Norton 2009), A Guide for the Perplexed (Norton 2013), and Eternal Life (Norton 2018), and the essay collection People Love Dead Jews: Reports from a Haunted Present (Norton 2021), to enlighten participants about her body of work and offer educators with tangible ways to elevate and celebrate Jewish American Heritage Month in their classrooms. There will be a drawing to win one of five signed copies of her book, People Love Dead Jews: Reports from a Haunted Present (Norton 2021) after the webinar.
Stories that Shaped a Nation: Jewish Lives in America
Thursday, May 23 | 4:30 – 5:30 pm ET
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ICS Welcomes the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History as a Guest Presenter for JAHM!
Topic: Stories that Shaped a Nation: Jewish Lives in America
During this session, Rebecca Krasner, Director of Education of the Weitzman which leads Jewish American Heritage Month will model an a newly available interactive classroom presentation. The goal of the presentation is to counter myths and misinformation about who Jews are by providing insights into the history and living culture of Jews in America. The 45-minute session followed by Q&A will unpack the complexities of Jewish peoplehood, look at the beliefs and behaviors that unite Jewish people, share stories of diversity within the American Jewish community, and examine the ways in which Jewish people and Jewish values have shaped and been shaped by the America that millions of people call home.
This presentation is a preview of what The Weitzman can bring to your classroom. Cost is never a barrier.
You may also be interested in these sessions held during JAHM
These sessions are presented by the Institute for Curriculum Services and will be held each Wednesday in May at both 4:30 pm Eastern and 4:30 pm Pacific. Click here for details and registration.
May 1: Jewish American: Identity, History, and Experience
May 8: Teaching About Judaism
May 15: Jewish American: Identity, History, and Experience
May 22: Jewish Immigration to the United States (1880-1924)
May 29: Jewish American: Identity, History, and Experience
