Monthly Web Resources for Jewish Educators from ACAJE's Seidman Educational Resource Center
October 2007 Heshvan 5768
New Resources for
ACAJE Jewish Book Read-In
Teaching about Kristallnacht (November 9th)
ACAJE Jewish Book Read-In
The 2007 - 2008 - 5768 Jewish Book Read-In for Philadelphia area Jewish school students, aged 5 + up is starting November 4th! This year it is being jointly sponsored with One Book One Jewish Community and its theme is "Celebrating Yiddish!"Click here to get your Read-In materials! (including 8 Hanukkah books)
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum site has an online exhibit entitled "Kristallnacht: The 1938 Pogrom" with an historical overview, photographs, documents, personal letters, questions and answers.
Yad Vashem's website has links to an extensive, downloadable teaching unit, "But the Story Didn't End that Way . . .", as well as Pages of Testimony.
The Auerbach Central Agency for Jewish Education 7607 Old York Road Melrose Park, PA 19027 Tel: 215.635.8940 * Fax: 215.635.8946 E-mail: info@acaje.org * Web: www.acaje.org
Hours: Monday - Thursday 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM Fridays 8:30 AM - 2:00 PM
DVD of the Month
MEMORIES OF KRISTALLNACHT More than Broken Glass
V-5078
The sounds of broken glass, on the eve of November 9, 1938, will be forever etched in our collective memory. It was the night that the Nazis blatantly announced to the world that they had declared war on the Jewish people. Through archival footage, photographs, and interviews with witnesses, this DVD forms a sharp portrait of the time and events. COLOR; ONE HOUR; AGES: 12+; 1988. Also available in video format - V-1124.
