Education
and Research Center
Educational Activities
The
Museum endeavors to provide tools--such as "thinking
exercises"--for those interested in learning more about
Jewish history. This is also a great way to interest others
in one's family to do the same (whether it be parents,
grandparents or children). It is a great way for parents and
grandparents to sit down with their children or
grandchildren and have a wonderful shared experience, while
helping to stimulate one's mind with regard to Jewish
history and culture. Educational material that
will enable the Museum visitor to learn, not only about
methodology and resources concerning genealogical research, but about the history of the Jewish
people as well.
The Museum thus makes available to you the beginning of its
Education Department that has something for children and
adult alike. The Museum seeks educators to present curriculum of a
nature that would be suitable to young children and adults,
material that could be presented online, that would both
educate and inspire others to learn more about the history of
the Jewish family. This educational material might, for
instance, include the
telling of stories of family life during one's youth, or might
include a lesson in the technique of oral history, i.e. the
interviewing of older family members about their life
experiences.
The Education & Research Center will also provide the names
and bibliographic information for various books and other
printed material that might be of use or interest.
Be sure to
visit the Museum's Records page to see some of the records
that are available at various archives and research centers,
especially those located in New York City.
Below are listed a number of exercises that can found found
within the Education Department of the Museum of
Family History:
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Thinking Exercises
Meant for kids and their families, this educational resource gives families numerous opportunities to
learn as they look together at one or more of the Museum's photographs and think
about what they see.
These exercises allow children to employ their imagination, to place
themselves in various situations in which their ancestors found themselves many years ago.
They may get to play the role of one or more people in
a particular photograph and both ask and answer the questions that are posed to
them. Of course, you
or your children may wish to make up your own questions. There are no answers
supplied to the questions posed by the Museum, as
there are no right answers or wrong answers.
In these thinking exercises, one has the opportunity to do some creative thinking. Hopefully,
the participant(s) in this exercise might find some relevance in their own life
as they do these exercises. They may be important in understanding more about
the history of their
own family and of history in general.
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Through the Eye of the Needle:
Fabric of Survival
Sisters Bernice and Helene grew
up with the stories of their mother Esther's courage and
suffering as a child during the Second World War. Years later,
after their mother began to turn her stories into a narrated
series of fabric art pictures, they realized that art and
story combined had enormous power. They believe that together,
art and story could help people understand not only what war
and intolerance are, but also how it feels to those who endure
them.The primary goal
of their Art and Remembrance's educational programs is
to open the minds of school-age children to the powerful
experiences of victims of social injustice, as narrated
through art. Through guided study on the works of A&R artists,
students will be encouraged to reflect upon and gain a greater
understanding of important issues such as cultural diversity,
prejudice, the Holocaust, and other historical and
contemporary manifestations of racism. Through the study of
narrative art, A&R also hopes to empower children to share
their own stories, and to learn about various techniques that
will enable them to do so through art.
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Kiddish Yiddish: Jewish
Traditions & Culture in Rhyme
From Bagel to Shalom, this
children's glossary of Jewish words in rhyme follows three
generations of a family through a year of holidays, rituals and
traditions. Poems and illustrations tell stories in the loving way
grandparents share memories with their offspring, while encouraging
further discussion about the rich contribution of Hebrew and Yiddish
to our language and society. Ideal for parents, grandparents,
teachers and librarians that take pleasure in reading with children
and exploring the ABCs of Jewish culture in an evocative, fun-filled
way.
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photo: The Geography and Map Reading Room, Library of
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