Jews and Agricultural Labor in the U.S.

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Discover the little-known history of American Jewish farming and explore the contemporary resurgent Jewish interest in food justice. Analyze traditional and modern texts about Jewish values and food production and consumption, and design your own vision for how society should produce, distribute, and consume food. A great lesson for Sukkot! 

Topic
  • Food
  • History
  • Nature
Grades
  • 6 - 12
  • Not Grade Specific
Setting
  • After School and Beyond
  • Day Schools and Yeshivas
  • Teen Engagement

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Rose Schneiderman

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Kendell Pinkney in our recent Race Webinar

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Passover matzo were given to poor Jewish people in New York City. Jewish communities established mutual-aid societies to aid the poor in their neighborhoods. April 1908

Take your students on a journey through Jewish American history including waves of immigration, shifting perceptions of identity and exploration of the ways Jewish Americans have shaped and been shaped by American society.

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