Emma Lazarus Curriculum
Curriculum about the life of American Jewish activist Emma Lazarus.
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Emma Lazarus is most well known for writing The New Colossus, the poem mounted on the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty. Through this curriculum package, introduce your students to the life and career of Emma Lazarus. Students will learn about American history, immigration, American Jewish history, and civic engagement by interacting with primary sources. You can customize the curriculum for your classroom and materials are tagged in fields such as: Jewish identity, American identity, immigration, and freedom of religion.
The curriculum includes primary source documents and guiding questions, a digital story book, and several activities for students.
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Resources to celebrate and learn about American Jewish culture and history.
Resources to help educators craft meaningful learning opportunities for learners of all types.
Resources for talking with children and teens about immigration, protest, and communal responsibility.
Explore and analyze the social, political and cultural factors both encouraged and hindered Jewish immigration to the United States from 1880 to 1924.
This curriculum guide is a navigation of our Jewish responsibility toward civic engagement.
Activity Guide for Emma Lazarus' poem "The New Colossus."