Language Spotlight: Ladino (Beyond the Family Tree Lesson 5)
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Curriculum
Lesson
Theme/Topic/Big Ideas:
- Diverse places Jews have lived
- Languages Jews have spoken
- How Jewish languages are similar to and distinct from their base
languages
Summary: This lesson uses video and written examples to take a closer
look at Ladino.
Essential Question(s)
- How did Jewish migrations impact languages?
- To what extent did Jewish communities integrate culturally into the host
cultures of the countries to which they moved?
Objective:
In this lesson, students will:
- Learn some of the history of Ladino
- Recognize words from Spanish, Hebrew, and other languages in Ladino
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Topic
- Arts and Culture
- Belonging
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)
- History
- Jewish Peoplehood
- People
- Pluralism
Setting
- Congregational Learning
- Day Schools and Yeshivas
- Teen Engagement
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