National History Day® (NHD) is proud to present 在课堂上教授犹太裔美国人历史, the second volume of our 推动自由前进 series. Part of NHD’s 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.
View and download each of the articles and lessons found in Teaching Jewish American History below.
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.
Establishing Historical Context
Jewish American History: A Landscape of Diversity
Jewish Migration to the United States: A Timeline
American Jewish History in a Global Context
Teaching About Jewish American History
What is Antisemitism?
Teaching the Jewish Experience in a Secular Classroom
Choosing Jewish American History Topics for NHD Projects
Resources for Teaching Jewish American History
Learning Module 1: Exploring Jewish Diversity on America’s Shores
Just to Get Here: American Arrivals, Immigration, Exclusion, Disability, and Legislation
Lesson: From the Old World to a New Beginning: Jewish Migration and Community in Colonial Georgia
Learning Module 2: Culture, Religion, and Community
American Comics: A Jewish History
Jewish Women in Social and Religious Movements
Lesson: Jewish Artists and the Power of Social Realism
Learning Module 3: What do Jews Make of America?
American Jews in Uniform: Stories of Valor and Resilience
The Evolution of American Jewish Philanthropy
Lesson: New Lives, New Challenges: Jewish Immigration and the Aid that Answered
