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The perfect Yom Ha’atzmaut programming for your classroom in honor of Israel at 75

Bring the power of film to your students As Israel approaches its 75th anniversary, it’s time to start thinking about how to commemorate this historic milestone in the classroom.  The best way to engage students is through Unpacked for Educators’ Yoms Film Festival. This initiative, created for Israel at 75, is perfect for engaging students of all ages in Yom Hashoah, Yom Hazikaron and Yom Ha’atzmaut programming.  Our educators have hand-picked a selection of films and moderator guides to help you facilitate meaningful discussions with middle-high school and college aged …

Education Insights

Highlights from our ‘Unsafe Spaces’ tour in Los Angeles

Our team just returned from a film tour in Los Angeles with “Unsafe Spaces.” We reflect on the highlights, key takeaways, and why we are feeling optimistic about the Jewish future.

Education Insights

What is the best way to respond to antisemitism?

In this op-ed, our editor Sara Himeles argues that the Jewish community must respond to antisemitism with education and in a united way, rather than in a politically divided way.

Teaching Strategies

Israel History Month is back!

November is Israel History Month! We created this holiday to help ensure our students are knowledgeable and confident in Israeli history. Here’s how to bring five critical events in Israeli history that all happened in November to your classroom.

Teaching Strategies

What does nuanced Israel education really look like?

Sarah Gordon, our Senior Director of Israel Education for the Americas, shares practical advice on how to successfully implement a nuanced approach to Israel education.

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Israeli Elections 2022 Educational Resources

As Israel’s 5th election in 3 years quickly approaches, it’s time to bring the conversations taking place in Israel to our classrooms. Israeli elections are a great educational tool to teach about Israeli society and the hardest hitting questions facing Israel today. We’ve put together a number of resources for you to use with your students – from campaign ad videos to discussion topics and everything you need to run mock elections.

Education Insights

5 takeaways from my trip meeting with Jewish leaders in Australia

I recently returned from Australia where I presented at the Zionist Federation of Australia’s Jewish Educators’ conference. Here are 5 takeaways from my trip.

Product

Best Practices for Using Unpacked for Educators Content

While you may already know how to navigate our site (if not click here), there is so much more available beyond videos, podcasts and articles. Searching for ways to best utilize all the content and resources you know and love? Look no further than this guide to utilizing everything Unpacked for Educators has to offer.  Use Unpacked for Educators Content Responsibly: Don’t let a video, podcast or article be the entire lesson. Ensure your students gain a full understanding of the topics by providing a beginning, middle and end to …

Education Insights

How to make learning meaningful and personal for our students

In this blog post, sponsored by the Jewish Education Innovation Challenge, we provide framing and tools to make Jewish learning meaningful and personal.

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