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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