Bridging Past and Present: Teaching Jewish Immigration and the Holocaust through Primary Sources and Family Histories – a Joint PD event with ICS and 3GNY
January 20 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm EST
Explore early twentieth century Jewish immigration to the U.S. in relation to this country’s larger immigrant story. Using primary sources, participants will discuss push and pull factors for Jewish immigration between 1880-1924, describe Jewish American life in New York, and grapple with the repercussions of the 1924 Immigration Act. Among those repercussions was an immigration system in the US that left many of Europe’s Jews effectively trapped, with no safe place to go, as Hitler and the Nazis rose to power.
From there, participants will learn about 3GNY‘s WEDU program, which connects the grandchildren of Holocaust survivors with students and school groups. 3GNY speakers share their family’s Holocaust experiences to provide a human face to the past and a living link to the present, inspiring students to think critically and act with courage and compassion.
With these resources in mind, teachers will be empowered to connect the past and the present for their students and gain new insights, connections, and ready-to-use resources for teaching this crucial history.
This is an open workshop, in partnership with 3GNY and ICS, and is designed for current/future K-12 educators who teach/plan on teaching this content. Interested in setting up a PD? Contact us at [email protected].
Learn more about our partner for this session, 3GNY, by clicking here.
