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Resources For Educators

Resources for Educatorsย 

At OFEK, we are committed to providing educators with comprehensive and accessible resources to teach the Holocaust and the history of Israel. Understating these pivotal subjects is essential for fostering a deeper appreciation of Jewish Heritage, resilience and the enduring spirit of Israel. Our materials are designed to support educators in delivering engaging, informative materials that honor the memories of those affected by the Holocaust and celebrate the rich cultural history of Israel.

By offering these free resources, we aim to empower educators to inspire their students with knowledge and empathy, ensuring that the lessons of the past continue to inform and shape a better future.

ืžืฉืื‘ื™ื ืœืžื—ื ื›ื™ื

ื‘ืื•ืคืง ืื ื• ืžืืžื™ื ื™ื ื›ื™ ืžื—ื•ื‘ืชื ื• ืœื”ื ื’ื™ืฉ ืœืžื•ืจื™ื ืžืฉืื‘ื™ื ืœื”ื•ืจืืช ื”ืฉื•ืื” ื•ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื” ืฉืœ ื™ืฉืจืืœ. ื”ื‘ื ืช ื ื•ืฉืื™ื ืžืจื›ื–ื™ื™ื ืืœื• ื—ื™ื•ื ื™ืช ืœื”ืขืžืงื” ื•ืœื”ืขืจื›ื” ืฉืœ ื”ืžื•ืจืฉืช ื”ื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ืช, ื”ื—ื•ืกืŸ ื•ื”ืจื•ื— ื”ืžืชืžืฉื›ืช ืฉืœ ื™ืฉืจืืœ.

ื”ื—ื•ืžืจื™ื ื ื•ืขื“ื• ืœืชืžื•ืš ื‘ืžื•ืจื™ื ื‘ืžืชืŸ ื—ื•ืžืจื™ื ืžืจืชืงื™ื ื•ืžืœืื™ื ื‘ืžื™ื“ืข ื•ืืฉืจ ืžื›ื‘ื“ื™ื ืืช ื–ื›ืจื ืฉืœ ืืœื• ืฉื ืคื’ืขื• ืžื”ืฉื•ืื” ื•ื—ื•ื’ื’ื™ื ืืช ื”ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื” ื”ืชืจื‘ื•ืชื™ืช ื”ืขืฉื™ืจื” ืฉืœ ื™ืฉืจืืœ.

ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ืžืฉืื‘ื™ื ืืœื•, ืื ื™ ืฉื•ืืคื™ื ืœื”ืขืฆื™ื ืžื•ืจื™ื ืœื”ืฉืจื™ืฉ ื‘ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ื ื™ื“ืข ื•ืืžืคืชื™ื”, ื•ืœื•ื•ื“ื ื›ื™ ื”ืœืงื—ื™ื ืžื”ืขื‘ืจ ื™ืžืฉื™ื›ื• ืœื”ืฉืคื™ืข ื•ืœืขืฆื‘ ืขืชื™ื“ ื˜ื•ื‘ ื™ื•ืชืจ.

Holocaust – The Life and Word of Anne Frank- 4th-6th grade

The Frank Family / The Van Pels Family.
In this first class, we will meet the inhabitants of the Secret Annex: each member of the Frank family, the Van Pels family, and Dr. Fritz Pfeffer.

The History and The World Outside.
Hitler came to power in Germany in 1933, which the Frank family had called home for centuries.
The family must move from their beloved home to Amsterdam, Holland, where they will be free from persecution, or so they think.

The Diary and the Hiding Place. In this class, we will discuss Anneโ€™s famous diary and take a virtual tour of the Secret Annex in Amsterdam, where the families spent over 2 years in hiding.
The Helpers and the Righteous.
The focus is on the people who made survival in hiding possible- Miep Gies, Jan Gies, Victor Kugler, and Johannes Kleiman.

ื”ืฉื•ืื” ื›ืคื™ ืฉื”ื™ื ืžืกื•ืคืจืช ื“ืจืš ืžืื•ืจืขื•ืช ื—ื™ื™ื” ืฉืœ ืื ื” ืคืจื ืง, ืžืฉืคื—ืชื” ื•ื›ืœ ืžื™ ืฉืขื–ืจ ืœื”ื ื‘ืืžืกื˜ืจื“ื, ื”ื•ืœื ื“.

ืžืฉืคื—ืช ืคืจื ืง ื•ืžืฉืคื—ืช ื•ืืŸ ืคืœืก โ€“ ื ืคื’ื•ืฉ ืืช ืชื•ืฉื‘ื™ ื”ืžืกืชื•ืจ ื”ืกื•ื“ื™: ื›ืœ ืื—ื“ ืžื‘ื ื™ ืžืฉืคื—ืช ืคืจื ืง, ืžืฉืคื—ืช ื•ืืŸ ืคืœืก ื•ื“โ€ืจ ืคืจื™ืฅ ืคืคืจ.

ื”ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื” ื•ื”ืขื•ืœื ืฉื‘ื—ื•ืฅ โ€“ ื‘ 1933 ื”ื™ื˜ืœืจ ืขืœื” ืœืฉืœื˜ื•ืŸ ื‘ื’ืจืžื ื™ื”, ืฉื”ื™ืชื” ื‘ื™ืชื” ืฉืœ ืžืฉืคื—ืช ืคืจื ืง ืžืื•ืช ืฉื ื™ื, ื”ืžืฉืคื—ื” ื—ื™ื™ื‘ืช ืœืขื–ื•ื‘ ืืช ื‘ื™ืชื” ื”ืื”ื•ื‘ ืœืืžืกื˜ืจื“ื, ื”ื•ืœื ื“, ืฉื ื”ื ืžืงื•ื•ื™ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื—ื•ืคืฉื™ื™ื ืžืจื“ื™ืคื•ืช, ืื• ืœืคื—ื•ืช ื›ืš ื”ื ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื.

ื”ื™ื•ืžืŸ ื•ืžืงื•ื ืžืกืชื•ืจ โ€“ ื ื“ื•ืŸ ื‘ื™ื•ืžื ื” ื”ืžืคื•ืจืกื ืฉืœ ืื ื”, ื ืฆื ืœืกื™ื•ืจ ื•ื™ืจื˜ื•ืืœื™ ื‘ืžืงื•ื ื”ืžืกืชื•ืจ ื‘ืืžืกื˜ืจื“ื, ืฉื ื‘ื™ืœื• ื•ื”ืชื—ื‘ืื• ื”ืžืฉืคื—ื•ืช ืœืžืขืœื” ืžืฉื ืชื™ื™ื.

ื”ืžืฆื™ืœื™ื ื•ื”ืขื•ื–ืจื™ื โ€“ ื ืชืžืงื“ ื‘ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืืคืฉืจื• ืืช ื”ื”ื™ืฉื“ืจื•ืช ื‘ืžื—ื‘ื•ื โ€“ ืžื™ืค ื’ื™ืก, ื™ืืŸ ื’ื™ืก, ื•ื™ืงื˜ื•ืจ ืงื•ื’ืœืจ ื•ื™ื•ื”ื ืก ืงืœื™ื™ืžืŸ.

PD for Educators:
Why we study the Holocaust?

โ€œThe Holocaust began slowly. Age-old prejudice led to discrimination; discrimination to persecution; persecution to incarceration; incarceration to annihilation. And mass murder, which culminated with the killing of six million Jews, did not begin with the Jews nor did it encompass only the Jews. The violation of one groupโ€™s rights are seldom contained only to that group. …Yet the study of these deaths is in the service of life.ย 

To study this evil is to strengthen decency and goodness.โ€
~Dr. Michael Berenbaum

Your Goals and Objectives for teaching Holocaust

-What are your goals for your students?
-What are your goals for yourself?
Itโ€™s okay to say, โ€œI donโ€™t know.โ€ย 

Keep a journal for thoughts and questions.

Define Terms:
ALWAYS take the time to discuss definitions and establish what you are talking about, i.e. the Holocaust, Nazis, Genocide, etc.
โ€œWhat is a Nazi?โ€ย 
โ€œWhat is antisemitism?โ€

Ground Rules:
ABSOLUTELY NO SIMULATIONS, SOCIAL EXPERIMENTS, OR ANY TYPE OF โ€œUS AND THEMโ€ SITUATION.
Stay away from terms like bystander and upstander.

SAFE IN, SAFE OUT

NEVER put your students in a position where they must imagine themselves in a particular situation or time, or as an actor in the timeline. It is not fair to them, nor is it practical.

OURย  ISRAELI HISTORY

Israel holds a central place in our collective narrative. We will dive into the intricate historical layers of Israel, its language, and its art.

History of the State of Israel and the Jewish people.

How was the State of Israel established?

When did the idea of the Jewish state become a reality?

We will embark on a journey that begins already in the first days of the establishment of Israel.
Important leaders and their contribution to the state of Israel.
Contemporary Israeli culture.

ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื” ืฉืœ ืžื“ื™ื ืช ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื•ื”ืขื ื”ื™ื”ื•ื“ื™.

ืื™ืš ืงืžื” ืžื“ื™ื ืช ื™ืฉืจืืœ? ืžืชื™ ื”ืคืš ืจืขื™ื•ืŸ ื”ืžื“ื™ื ื” ื”ื™ื”ื•ื“ื™ืช ืœืžืฆื™ืื•ืช?

ื ืฆื ืœืžืกืข ืฉืžืชื—ื™ืœ ื›ื‘ืจ ื‘ื™ืžื™ื ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื™ื ืœื”ืงืžืชื” ืฉืœ ื™ืฉืจืืœ.

ื ืœืžื“ ืขืœ ืื™ืฉื™ื ื—ืฉื•ื‘ื™ื ื•ืชืจื•ืžืชื ืœืžื“ื™ื ืช ื™ืฉืจืืœ.

ืชืจื‘ื•ืช ื™ืฉืจืืœื™ืช ืขื›ืฉื•ื•ื™ืช.

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