Sheikh Jarrah: The Story Behind the Story
A news analysis on the May 2021 crisis in Israel from Unpacked for Educators.
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"Depending on the headlines you are reading, you either are hearing that Sheikh Jarrah is:
An illegal land grab by Jewish settlersAn ethnic cleansing of Palestinians by Israel
Or:
The eviction of illegal squatters by IsraelJews reclaim their neighborhood which has always been rightfully theirs"
Read about the complicated dilemma of May 2021 in Israel.
A free article from Unpacked for Educators (requires registration of a free account to read) by John Kunza, publisher at OpenDor Media, who is a veteran journalist whose resume includes stops at NBC News as a foreign news producer and most recently at The Forward leading the organization as the news director.
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The Jewish Education Project has curated a collection of resources on the May 2021 Israeli-Palestinian crisis.
Includes discussion guides for their documenataries, TED Talks, an interview archive, and a graphic novel, all designed for educational use.
A article explaining the May 2021 crisis in Israel.
Using the lens of Mordecai and Haman, this project has students consider the good and bad in their lives.
Students write a D’var Torah based on the theme of hiddenness in Megillat Esther.
An activity using the Purim story to think about the perspectives we all bring to our own stories.