Jewish Migration: Who, Where, When, Why and How? (Beyond the Family Tree Lesson 2)
Summary: In this lesson, students use historical materials to identify Jewish migration patterns, dive into some of the reasons for Jewish migration throughout history, and do an optional creative writing exercise.
Essential Question(s)
- Why do people leave their homes to settle permanently in other areas?
- What led Jews to migrate to different parts of the world in various time
periods? Where have Jews migrated to?
Objective:
In this lesson, students will:
- Learn that Jews migrated to various parts of the world due to causes like economic opportunity, regime change, and oppression/persecution
- Learn about patterns of Jewish migration
- Investigate historical materials
- Recount diverse places Jews live/have lived
- Develop theories based on evidence/research
- Synthesize information in written or creative forms
- Belonging
- History
- Jewish Peoplehood
- People
- Congregational Learning
- Day Schools and Yeshivas
- Teen Engagement
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