This resource includes two images and one lesson plan that each inspire discussion surrounding different customs and sources of meaning for Tisha B'Av:
Destruction of the Temple Postcard, 1903 is a great supplemental resource when teaching Megillat Eicha.
Tisha B'Av Postcard, 1903 depicts synagogue attendees seated on the floor during Tisha B'Av services.
Move Yom HaShoah to Tisha B'Av, 1965, is a lesson plan that features a letter to the editor of a newspaper arguing why Yom HaShoah should be part of Tisha B'Av, rather than its own separate day of remembrance.
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Discover a letter from Davar newspaper in 1965, that asks when is the appropriate time to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Lesson plans, videos, and articles created by The Lookstein Center staff or contributed by Jewish educators