Workbook of Yedios in Nach– Summaries of perakim in Nach and of major events in Jewish history spanning from the time of Dovid Hamelech through the end of the Maccabim. The goal of this workbook is to give students basic knowledge and a well-rounded approach to the events in Nach. Eac...
All three have also been noticeably active in militantly radical movements, including the Students for a Demoratic Society and the anti-Vietnam war-movement. Barnet traveled to Communist North Vietnam during the war, and both Barnet and Raskin were reported to have had contact with representatives...
Vienna has enlisted the help of the Austrian government in an attempt to pressure the Prince of Romania to improve the conditions of the Jews living in Moldavia and Wallachia. 1873: Birthdate of Meretz, Vilna native Isaac Harris, who in 1884 moved to the United States where earned his law ...
Notice in particular that the Pope was not merely allowing Jews to be hidden in different church buildings around Rome. He was hiding them in the Vatican itself and in his own summer home, Castel Gandolfo. His success in protecting Italian Jews against the Nazis was remarkable. Lichten records...
Here they are, in their entirety. (Three minutes and ten seconds.) Trying to look professional. All I really needed to know about teaching, I learned in Kindergarten. In kindergarten, there’s never any ambiguity about whether you are engaging your students. They let you know. Right away ...
Most students of the Arab-Israeli conflict can identify Johnson as the president during the 1967 war. But few know about LBJ’s actions to rescue hundreds of endangered Jews during the Holocaust ‘ actions that could have thrown him out of Congress and into jail. Ind...
Embroidery on recycled styrofoam trays is just too much fun, and I'm already envisioning a whole series of mini embroidered pictures. Embroidering on styrofoam trays is a great way to introduce the art of sewing to young kids or take...
Jewish Meditation: A Practical Guide by Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan. “Students of mediation are usually surprised to discover that a Jewish mediation tradition exists and that it was an authentic and integral part of mainstream Judaism until the eighteenth century.Jewish Meditationis a step-by-step introduct...