JDC Artifacts Through the Years

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The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) Archives collection of Artifacts & Ephemera contains over 1,000 works ranging from posters and illuminated records to precious artwork and gifts from Jewish communities around the world, which illustrate and bring to life JDC's global humanitarian aid efforts. Let the artifacts guide your journey through JDC history and Jewish history at large. By analyzing different objects from around the world, learn more about the Jewish global experience during the past century.

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Topic
  • Arts and Culture
  • Jewish Peoplehood
  • Holocaust
  • History
Grades
  • 6 - 7
  • 8 - 12
  • Not Grade Specific
Setting
  • Educator Training
  • Congregational Learning
  • Day Schools and Yeshivas
  • Teen Engagement

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