{"id":9105,"date":"2026-02-03T19:33:19","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T19:33:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nhd.org\/?page_id=9105"},"modified":"2026-02-10T20:44:40","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T20:44:40","slug":"teaching-jewish-american-history-in-the-classroom-articles-and-lesson-plans","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nhd.org\/en\/teaching-jewish-american-history-in-the-classroom-articles-and-lesson-plans\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaching Jewish American History in the Classroom Articles and Lesson Plans"},"content":{"rendered":"

National History Day\u00ae (NHD) is proud to present Teaching Jewish American History in the Classroom<\/em>, the second volume of our Moving Freedom Forward<\/em> series. Part of NHD\u2019s Expansive History Initiative, this series brings the latest scholarship to educators to help them teach American history in more expansive ways and increases access to the NHD program.<\/p>\n\n

View and download each of the articles and lessons found in Teaching Jewish American History <\/em>below.<\/p>\n\n

\n\n

To support educators and students, any terms highlighted in articles and lesson plans can be found in the glossary. The glossary provides clear definitions of key terms related to Jewish American history and the broader themes explored in this volume.<\/p>\n\n\n

Download Glossary Here<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n
\n\n

Establishing Historical Context<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n
\n
\"\"<\/figure>

Jewish American History: A Landscape of Diversity<\/p>\n\n\n

Download article here<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/figure>

Jewish Migration to the United States: A Timeline<\/p>\n\n\n

Download Article here<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n
\"\"<\/figure>

American Jewish History in a Global Context<\/p>\n\n\n

Download article here<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Teaching About Jewish American History<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n
\n
\"\"<\/figure>

What is Antisemitism?<\/p>\n\n\n

Download article here<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/figure>

Teaching the Jewish Experience in a Secular Classroom<\/p>\n\n\n

Download Article Here<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n
\"\"<\/figure>

Choosing Jewish American History Topics for NHD Projects<\/p>\n\n\n

DOwnload Article here<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/figure>

Resources for Teaching Jewish American History<\/p>\n\n\n

Download Article here<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Learning Module 1: Exploring Jewish Diversity on America’s Shores<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n
\n
\"\"<\/figure>

Just to Get Here: American Arrivals, Immigration, Exclusion, Disability, and Legislation<\/p>\n\n\n

Download Article here<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n
\"\"<\/figure>

Lesson: From the Old World to a New Beginning: Jewish Migration and Community in Colonial Georgia<\/p>\n\n\n

Download Lesson Here<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Learning Module 2: Culture, Religion, and Community<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n
\n
\"\"<\/figure>

American Comics: A Jewish History<\/p>\n\n\n

Download Article Here<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/figure>

Jewish Women in Social and Religious Movements<\/p>\n\n\n

Download Article Here<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n
\"\"<\/figure>

Lesson: Jewish Artists and the Power of Social Realism<\/p>\n\n\n

Download Lesson Here<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Learning Module 3: What do Jews Make of America?<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n
\n
\"\"<\/figure>

American Jews in Uniform: Stories of Valor and Resilience<\/p>\n\n\n

Download Article Here<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/figure>

The Evolution of American Jewish Philanthropy<\/p>\n\n\n

Download Article Here<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n
\"\"<\/figure>

Lesson: New Lives, New Challenges: Jewish Immigration and the Aid that Answered<\/p>\n\n\n

Download Lesson Here<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

National History Day\u00ae (NHD) is proud to present Teaching Jewish American History in the Classroom, the second volume of our Moving Freedom Forward series. Part of NHD\u2019s Expansive History Initiative, …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":9079,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"featured_image_background_position":"","post_type":"","query":"","taxonomies":"","per_page":"","columns":"","layout":"wide","header-background-color":"","header-color":"","show_promoted":false,"show_site_promotions":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9105","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nTeaching Jewish American History in the Classroom Articles and Lesson Plans - National History Day<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/nhd.org\/en\/teaching-jewish-american-history-in-the-classroom-articles-and-lesson-plans\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Teaching Jewish American History in the Classroom Articles and Lesson Plans - National History Day\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"National History Day\u00ae (NHD) is proud to present Teaching Jewish American History in the Classroom, the second volume of our Moving Freedom Forward series. Part of NHD\u2019s Expansive History Initiative, …\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/nhd.org\/en\/teaching-jewish-american-history-in-the-classroom-articles-and-lesson-plans\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"National History Day\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nationalhistoryday\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-02-10T20:44:40+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JAH-Cover.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1350\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@NationalHistory\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nhd.org\\\/teaching-jewish-american-history-in-the-classroom-articles-and-lesson-plans\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nhd.org\\\/teaching-jewish-american-history-in-the-classroom-articles-and-lesson-plans\\\/\",\"name\":\"Teaching Jewish American History in the Classroom Articles and Lesson Plans - National History Day\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nhd.org\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nhd.org\\\/teaching-jewish-american-history-in-the-classroom-articles-and-lesson-plans\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nhd.org\\\/teaching-jewish-american-history-in-the-classroom-articles-and-lesson-plans\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nhd.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/JAH-Cover.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-02-03T19:33:19+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-02-10T20:44:40+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nhd.org\\\/teaching-jewish-american-history-in-the-classroom-articles-and-lesson-plans\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/nhd.org\\\/teaching-jewish-american-history-in-the-classroom-articles-and-lesson-plans\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nhd.org\\\/teaching-jewish-american-history-in-the-classroom-articles-and-lesson-plans\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nhd.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/JAH-Cover.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nhd.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/JAH-Cover.png\",\"width\":1080,\"height\":1350},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nhd.org\\\/teaching-jewish-american-history-in-the-classroom-articles-and-lesson-plans\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nhd.org\\\/en\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Teaching Jewish American History in the Classroom Articles and Lesson Plans\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nhd.org\\\/en\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nhd.org\\\/en\\\/\",\"name\":\"National History Day\",\"description\":\"National History Day improves the teaching and learning of history.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nhd.org\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nhd.org\\\/en\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nhd.org\\\/en\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"National History Day\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nhd.org\\\/en\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nhd.org\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nhd.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/02\\\/NHDLogo_R_web.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nhd.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/02\\\/NHDLogo_R_web.png\",\"width\":600,\"height\":503,\"caption\":\"National History Day\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nhd.org\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/nationalhistoryday\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/NationalHistory\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/c\\\/nationalhistoryday\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/nhdcontest\\\/\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Teaching Jewish American History in the Classroom Articles and Lesson Plans - National History Day","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/nhd.org\/en\/teaching-jewish-american-history-in-the-classroom-articles-and-lesson-plans\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Teaching Jewish American History in the Classroom Articles and Lesson Plans - National History Day","og_description":"National History Day\u00ae (NHD) is proud to present Teaching Jewish American History in the Classroom, the second volume of our Moving Freedom Forward series. Part of NHD\u2019s Expansive History Initiative, …","og_url":"https:\/\/nhd.org\/en\/teaching-jewish-american-history-in-the-classroom-articles-and-lesson-plans\/","og_site_name":"National History Day","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nationalhistoryday\/","article_modified_time":"2026-02-10T20:44:40+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1080,"height":1350,"url":"https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JAH-Cover.png","type":"image\/png"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@NationalHistory","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/nhd.org\/teaching-jewish-american-history-in-the-classroom-articles-and-lesson-plans\/","url":"https:\/\/nhd.org\/teaching-jewish-american-history-in-the-classroom-articles-and-lesson-plans\/","name":"Teaching Jewish American History in the Classroom Articles and Lesson Plans - National History Day","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/nhd.org\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/nhd.org\/teaching-jewish-american-history-in-the-classroom-articles-and-lesson-plans\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/nhd.org\/teaching-jewish-american-history-in-the-classroom-articles-and-lesson-plans\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JAH-Cover.png","datePublished":"2026-02-03T19:33:19+00:00","dateModified":"2026-02-10T20:44:40+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/nhd.org\/teaching-jewish-american-history-in-the-classroom-articles-and-lesson-plans\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/nhd.org\/teaching-jewish-american-history-in-the-classroom-articles-and-lesson-plans\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/nhd.org\/teaching-jewish-american-history-in-the-classroom-articles-and-lesson-plans\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JAH-Cover.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JAH-Cover.png","width":1080,"height":1350},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/nhd.org\/teaching-jewish-american-history-in-the-classroom-articles-and-lesson-plans\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/nhd.org\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Teaching Jewish American History in the Classroom Articles and Lesson Plans"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/nhd.org\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/nhd.org\/en\/","name":"National History Day","description":"National History Day improves the teaching and learning of history.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/nhd.org\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/nhd.org\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/nhd.org\/en\/#organization","name":"National History Day","url":"https:\/\/nhd.org\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/nhd.org\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/NHDLogo_R_web.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/nhd.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/NHDLogo_R_web.png","width":600,"height":503,"caption":"National History Day"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/nhd.org\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nationalhistoryday\/","https:\/\/x.com\/NationalHistory","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/nationalhistoryday","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nhdcontest\/"]}]}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nhd.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9105","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nhd.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nhd.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nhd.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nhd.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9105"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/nhd.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9105\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9228,"href":"https:\/\/nhd.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9105\/revisions\/9228"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nhd.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9079"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nhd.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9105"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}