Jewish Iranian Languages (Beyond the Family Tree Lesson 4)
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Curriculum
Lesson
Theme/Topic/Big Ideas:
- Diverse places Jews have lived
- Languages Jews have spoken
- Language endangerment
Summary: This lesson takes a closer look at Jewish languages from Iran and how they became endangered.
Essential Question(s)
- Before easy transportation and the internet, why and in what ways did
Jews in different cities and towns within the same country speak
differently? - How did Jewish migration patterns impact the expression of Jewish
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:
- Become aware of some of the Jewish linguistic diversity of Iran
- Identify ways to help raise awareness about endangered Jewish languages
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Topic
- Arts and Culture
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)
- History
- Jewish Peoplehood
- Pluralism
Setting
- Congregational Learning
- Day Schools and Yeshivas
- Teen Engagement
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