The Center for Jewish History is proud to offer educational resources to secondary school teachers on the history of antisemitism and the Holocaust.  These resources are meant to empower teachers to address difficult questions sparked by the recent surge of antisemitism in the wake of the October 7th, 2023 terrorist attacks by Hamas against Israel. The links below present programs produced by the Center for Jewish History and its member partners, along with recommendations  by New York State agencies and national Jewish organizations.

CJH and Partner Resources

Curricular Materials
JUST ADDED! The Last Musician of Auschwitz: Explores how Jewish prisoners at Auschwitz used music to resist the Nazis during the Holocaust.  This project is the latest educational initiative produced by the Center Jewish History and the first in cooperation with Access Entertainment
Emma Lazarus Project: Explores the story of Emma Lazarus, a fifth-generation American Jew caught in an important turning point in American and Jewish History. (American Jewish Historical Society)
1938Projekt: Lesson plans for Middle and High School presented by the Leo Baeck Institute
Theresienstadt: Lesson plans for High School presented by the Leo Baeck Institute
YIVO Learning and Media Center:  Students learn about archives, Jewish history, and the value of primary sources. Presented by the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research
The ASF Institute of Jewish Experience: Online pre-recorded courses for continuing learners focusing on less-studied aspects of Jewish history, Sephardic customs, Mizrahi culture and the arts.
YUM Education: Yeshiva University Museum offers nationally recognized educational programs to provide students with a stimulating arts and history education as part of their school curriculum and to provide educators with innovative programs to enhance classroom learning.

Exhibitions
Between Antisemitism and Activism: The Jewish University Experience in Historical Perspective (Center for Jewish History)
How Jews Became Citizens: Highlights from the Sid Lapidus Collection (Center for Jewish History)
Raphael Lemkin and the Quest to End Genocide (Center for Jewish History)
The Vienna Model of Radicalization (Leo Baeck Institute)
Last Stop Before the Last Stop: Theresienstadt 1942-1945 (Leo Baeck Institute)
Beba Epstein:The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Girl (YIVO Institute for Jewish Research)
Yitskhok Rudashevski: A Teenager’s Account of Life and Death in the Vilna Ghetto (YIVO Institute for Jewish Research)
Sephardic Journeys (American Sephardi Federation)

Programs on Antisemitism Prior to World War II through Present Day
The End of an Era? Jews and Elite Universities (Center for Jewish History)
Addressing Antisemitism: Contemporary Challenges (Center for Jewish History)
Fighting Fascism: Jewish Responses from the Interwar Period to the Present (Center for Jewish History & American Jewish Historical Society)
Combating Antisemitism on Campus Through K-12 Jewish Identity Education (Center for Jewish History)
Between Antisemitism and Activism: The Jewish University Experience in Historical Perspective (Center for Jewish History)
White Noise, Panel discussion with director Daniel Lombroso (Center for Jewish History)
Antisemitism as a Pillar of Fascism (Leo Baeck Institute)
Book Talk - A Cold War Exodus (American Jewish Historical Society)
Betty Ehrenberg @WJC & ASF’s Remembering the Forgotten Jewish Refugees: The Next Generation (American Sephardi Federation)
A Haggadah from a Displaced Persons Camp | Treasures from the YIVO Collections  (YIVO Institute for Jewish Research)
A Maimonidean in India: The Perils of Jewish Healing (Yeshiva University Museum & Center for Jewish History)

Anne Frank in History and Memory Program Series

Anne Frank’s Diary: The Making of an Urtext of the Holocaust (Leo Baeck Institute)
Anne’s Ancestors (Center for Jewish History & Leo Baeck Institute)
The Many Lives of Anne Frank with Ruth Franklin
When We Flew Away: A Novel of Anne Frank Before the Diary with Alice Hoffman
The NYSED Anne Frank Administrator Day
UnBroken Panel Discussion with Beth and Ginger Lane

New York State Recommended Resources

Anti-Hate in Education Center Annual Convening on Antisemitism
New York City Department of Education: Resources To Support Discussions About Antisemitism
New York City Department of Education: Promoting Respect and Addressing Hate Crimes
New York State Senate: Republican Conference – Antisemitism Working Group
U.S. Department of State: Global Guidelines for Countering Antisemitism
The White House: The U.S. National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism