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Students identify ways that artists are a valuable part of a community and to explore how they contribute to the public good.
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The issues facing the world today are not new and have been addressed as early as creation.
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Philanthropy
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Arts Education
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Jane Addams addressed social problems by participating constructively in her community and establishing a settlement house in Chicago. Students examine how present-day needs can be addressed. This lesson fits into units on urban growth, industrialization, immigration, and women's history.
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Learners explore and share their attitudes about diversity and issues of justice and kindness. The learners brainstorm ways that they can promote the common good by working to eliminate stereotyping, intolerance, discrimination, and prejudice.
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This lesson focuses on two young Jewish survivors of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the Nazi death camp. As they return to their home town and the concentration camp, they each tell their story and explain why they were willing to return to such an emotionally devastating place.
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Arts Education
Language Arts
Philanthropy
Social Studies
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Media / Technology
Philanthropy
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Using traditional Jewish texts as a basis, students learn the importance of taking care of the environment.
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Language Arts
Philanthropy
Science
Social Studies
Arts Education
Grade Levels:
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Learners will define the term tolerance and examine their reactions to given social situations that call for tolerance. They will examine the ethical foundations of tolerance from the Torah and understand what it means in both the religious and social context.
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Philanthropy
Social Studies
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Using traditional Jewish texts as a basis, students learn about the concept of Tzedakah (charity), a fundamental concept of Judaism. It engages students not only in learning, but through performing acts of charity.
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Learners examine the statistics of voter turnout in the Federal Elections and from these statistics the learners draw some comparative conclusions.
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