My Yad Vashem Experience

Importance of Antisemitism Education! October 2023

What is � Anti-Semitism?

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Antisemitism is hostility to, prejudice towards, or discrimination against Jews. This sentiment is a form of racism, and a person who harbours it is called an antisemite.

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Anti-Semitism vs. Anti-Zionism

“Prejudice against people of Jewish heritage is not the same as displaying dissatisfaction with the official policy of the Israeli Government.”

Historical Incidents of Anti Semitism

Biblical: Egypt/Babylon/Rome

Medievel: Jews caused the bubonic plague

Modern: Leo Frank

Ethel/Joel Rosenberg/Holocaust

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Where can we find modern day Anti-semitism?

Educators know how to analyze data…..

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Data analysis is what we do…...

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What is Yad Vashem?

Dedicated to preserving the historical record of the “Shoa” or Holocaust, Yad Vashem, the Mountain of Remembrance, seeks to collect all available information regarding this horrific period of history in order to ensure that future generations will be less susceptible to the propaganda that created a society capable of mass extermination.

Education provides the defense….

• Yad Vashem uses their expansive source of information related to the Holocaust to créate a curriculum to help educators address the issues of Anti-Semitism and other manifestations of bigotry.
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_qluBNRVNs

Learning/collaborating

Seeing the sights….

YAD VASHEM has everything!!

• https://www.yadvashem.org/
• https://www.yadvashem.org/education/educational-materials.html

What might a curriculum plan for teaching about the HOLOCAUST look like?

• Grade 9: Power of Propaganda
• Grade 10: Mechanics of Death- The Final Solution
• Grade 11: The Jewish Resistance
• Grade 12: The Righteous Among Nations

PREJUDICE AGAINST ONE GROUP VALIDATES PREJUDICE AGAINST ALL.

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