The following websites offer resources for teachers to discuss and deepen learning with the film collection Points of Arrival.
This website offers short articles on all aspects of Jewish religious life and takes a broad view of Jewish history, culture and politics.
The entries are written by insiders, that is by members of Jewish communities. In addition to short explanations in a widely-accessible style,
there are also articles by experts, timelines, quizzes, short videos and interviews which can be useful in the classroom.
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A website offering in-depth scholarly articles about Jewish history and religion, written in accessible style.
This site is complementary to My Jewish Learning and addressed more towards an audience of teachers adults than school students.
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Associated with Polin – Museum of the History of Polish Jews this website collects articles and images about Jewish life in Eastern Europe.
Materials are written in English accessible to secondary school students, but teacher guidance is necessary to collect useful information for
class discussion. The site is regularly updated and students can research the history of specific shtetls and their inhabitants.
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Developed in association with the Museum of the Diaspora in Tel Aviv, this website gives visual access to the history of Jewish religious buildings.
The website allows viewers to ‘visit’ synagogues in different places of the world today and brings to life historical buildings.
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This website is associated with the Wiener Holocaust Library in London and provides an accessible guide to the history of the Holocaust and commonly asked questions.
The site is aimed at secondary school students, and is useful also for teachers looking for reliable information for themselves and their classes.
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The Wiener Library also has a number of online exhibitions which may be useful for class discussion:
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This is an online resource which is produced by experts at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM).
It is written in a style accessible to secondary school children; and it is regularly updated.
The USHMM also offers classroom resources for teachers which can easily be found on their website.
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The UK-based charity, Migration Museum, offers virtual exhibitions and stories of refugees from all periods of British history.
The link above is to their resource bank which contains materials aimed at teachers.
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The Ben Uri Collection offers access to a wealth of Jewish art produced by
British Jews from the nineteenth century onwards. The collection provides images of artworks, artist biographies, and additional information about exhibitions.
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The Milken Archive of Jewish Music: 1900 – Present features recordings, interviews and essays
documenting the history of Jewish music in America.
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The online resources of the Jewish Museum in New York provide a window into Jewish
culture and lived Jewish experience in America.
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The Scottish Council of Jewish Communities hosts a range of educational resources which can be freely accessed by schools.
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In addition, the exhibitionThe Jewish Experience in Scotland
can be viewed online.
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The Scottish Jewish Archives Centre runs educational programmes for schools,
and its website offers a wealth of information for teachers.
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The archive is open to visitors and a preview of the wealth of materials held can be accessed
in the Scottish Jewish Archives Centre’s Digital Collection.
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