Brave Classrooms: Taking on Antisemitism in Schools
This online mini-course is offered over several sessions and presented by Facing History and Ourselves.
As educators, how can we ensure that our classrooms are safe for those students threatened by antisemitism at school—and that we don’t inadvertently tolerate, perpetuate or exacerbate this harm? For over two thousand years, Jews and Jewish communities have been stereotyped and discriminated against, exiled, and violently attacked based on a wide range of false and dangerous accusations. This mini-course will look at the history and evolution of this hateful ideology and present steps to help students stand up against this form of hatred and bigotry. During this mini-course, we will: explore how social divisions create “the other;” explore the ancient and contemporary stereotypes of Jews; and explore different methods of combating contemporary antisemitism in schools.
This online mini-course is offered over several sessions and presented by Facing History and Ourselves.
As educators, how can we ensure that our classrooms are safe for those students threatened by antisemitism at school—and that we don’t inadvertently tolerate, perpetuate or exacerbate this harm? For over two thousand years, Jews and Jewish communities have been stereotyped and discriminated against, exiled, and violently attacked based on a wide range of false and dangerous accusations. This mini-course will look at the history and evolution of this hateful ideology and present steps to help students stand up against this form of hatred and bigotry. During this mini-course, we will: explore how social divisions create “the other;” explore the ancient and contemporary stereotypes of Jews; and explore different methods of combating contemporary antisemitism in schools.