For a pdf from the Jewish Council on Public Affairs, click here.
For a pdf from Israel Interactive, click here.
JECC Curriculum:
Israel: Connecting with our Heads, Hands and Hearts
The Bureau's equivalent in Cleveland, the Jewish Education Center of Cleveland (JECC), prepares excellent response curricula. The JECC has posted to its website an Immediate Response Curriculum called, "Israel: Connecting with our Heads, Hands and Hearts (Gaza, 2009)." This guide does not have easy or pat responses to share with our students, but does contain links to many useful resources so that teachers can find what they need to best educate themselves and then find ways to open the conversation with their students.
The curriculum may be found at:
http://www.jecc.org/Curriculum/Response-Curriculum.htm
or can be accessed by link from the JECC home page:
http://www.jecc.org
Video Links:
Red Color: Young students expressing their feelings about the situation.
What a teacher in Sderot came up with in order to combat day-to-day terrorization of her students. No graphic violence.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34GYNxhn7SU
A Picture is Worth 1000 Words: Would this be acceptable in other part of the world? Young man expressing the fundamental question of why it is that bombings are tolerated in Israel yet, while any other nation in the world would not accept this as a reality. No graphic violence.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Im4KE3nkGA0
Hamas' and Jihad's Use of Children: How Hamas/Jihad uses children in the terrorist organizations vs. how the IDF is helpful towards Palestinian children: No graphic violence. Age restricted – 4th grade.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3c5uWIDBXY&feature=related
Beauty of Hamas: Arab-American Psychologist Wafa Sultan shows footage of the crimes Hamas commits. Taken from within the Palestinian borders. Graphic violence from far away – viewer discretion advised.
Part I: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9_LatFA_hA
Part II: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qM8Sa_oFc9o
IDF Youtube Page: Various footage taken by IDF soldiers in Gaza during operation Cast Led. Updated frequently.
http://www.youtube.com/user/idfnadesk
Website Links:
Honest Reporting: This is a website for high school students and teachers to use. It is
dedicated to ensuring that Israel receives fair media coverage. They “scrutinize the media for anti-Israel bias, and then mobilize subscribers to complain directly to the news agency concerned.”
http://www.honestreporting.com/
Camera: A website by the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America.
http://www.camera.org/
NY Times: This is a solid introductory lesson created by The New York Times Learning network. It examines the media's portrayal of facts regarding the Palestinian and Israeli crisis. Note that the lesson is weak on the Israeli sources, which in itself is a lesson! For teachers of Grades 6-12.
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/NIE/index.html
J-Source: Is what we hear in the news fact or myth? This is J-Source’s myth/fact page about Israel. For high school students and teachers.
http://www.us-israel.org/jsource/myths/mftoc.html
IDF Homepage: Teachers can get the facts right from The Israel Defense Force’s web page, including information on the current situation in Israel. It is updated frequently and is available in English and Hebrew.
Hebrew: http://www.idf.il
English: http://dover.idf.il/IDF/English/
IMFA: Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs provides up-to-date information on the situation in Israel. The site contains news briefs and links to facts about Israel and the peace process.
http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA
ADL (Anti Defamation League): Various information regarding the history of Israel and the current situation; including facts vs. fiction, common misconception of Israel and how to respond, how to advocate for Israel and links to other useful resources and web pages.
http://www.adl.org/israel/advocacy/how_to_respond/peace_process.asp?xflag=1#top
The David Project: The David Project: a site dedicated to Israel support and advocacy; site includes many resources, background information, news updates, how YOU can take action and more.
http://www.davidproject.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=94&Itemid=118
The Israel Project: The Israel Project: a site dedicated to Israel support and advocacy; site includes many resources, background information, news updates, how YOU can take action and more.
http://www.theisraelproject.org/site/c.hsJPK0PIJpH/b.672581/k.9AD8/For_freedom_security_and_peace_in_Israel_and_the_Middle_East.htm
Jerusalem Online: A site dedicated to Israel support and advocacy; site includes many resources, background information, news updates, how YOU can take action and more.
http://www.jerusalemonline.com/specials19.asp
Advocate for Israel, you CAN make a difference:
ADL: Support Israel and her people by writing a letter to congress expressing your thoughts and feelings.
http://support.adl.org/site/MessageViewer?em_id=20601.0&dlv_id=33781
The Israel Project: Information about writing a letter to congress or to a newspaper. http://www.theisraelproject.org/c.hsJPK0PIJpH/b.4183355/k.ECB1/Send_a_letter_to_your_editor/siteapps/advocacy/ActionCenter.aspx
Jerusalem Online: Support Israeli soldiers by sending care packages
http://www.israel-catalog.com/?category=1100&kbid=1773
Table to Table: Support Israeli soldiers and civilians in need of food and supplies
http://www.tabletotable.org.il/english/projects.php?did=172
International fellowship of Christians and Jews: Help Israel with donations Your secure online gift will be used to provide emergency relief and support to traumatized Israeli children, elderly, and families
https://secure2.convio.net/ifcj/site/Donation2?idb=0&df_id=2520&2520.donation=form1&s_src=Google&s_subsrc=E9AEWAR1&JServSessionIdr006=i1rl4nxeq6.app1b
LIBI: The Fund for Strengthening Israel’s Defense. Have a DIRECT impact on the IDF with donations that help with the supply of combat needed equipment
http://www.libi-fund.org.il/Libi/eng
Honest Reporting: Send a soldier a smile and a message – no cost
http://www.honestreporting.com/a/smilecampaign.html
Donate to Shma Kolenu – research and development for the hard of hearing
https://www.baraksoftware.com/stav/sites/system/english/creditInput.asp
Send a gift basket to an IDF soldier:
http://www.koshergiftbaskets.com/index.php?ref=6&cPath=150
Donate money towards an indoor playground for the children of Southern Israel:
http://www.jnf.org/site/PageServer?pagename=sderot&s_src=2280