From: sara g <sarag@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: It's here! JWA's new Civil Rights curriculum now available online Living the Legacy: A Jewish Social Justice Education Project The Jewish Women's Archive is proud to announce the launch of the civil rights module of *Living the Legacy: A Jewish Social Justice Education Project* http://jwa.org/teach/livingthelegacy Until now, the standard narrative about the role of Jews in the Civil Rights Movement was predictable: it celebrated "heroic" male activists from northern states and lacked serious investigation into the complexities of what it meant for Jews to get involved or how Jewish experience influenced their participation in the struggle for civil rights. The *Living the Legacy * (LTL) curriculum expands the standard narrative, revealing a rich, inclusive, and engaging history. The curriculum's 16 lesson plans are all available online, free of charge. The innovative online interface was designed with teachers in mind and is clear and easy to use. Keywords make it simple to find material on a particular topic. Lessons are flexible and can be taught on their own or as part of a larger unit or course. See our suggested lesson groupings http://jwa.org/teach/livingthelegacy/lessongroupings for ideas. The *Living the Legacy* civil rights curriculum is aimed at educators working with 8th-12th grade students in a variety of formal and informal Jewish education settings (including supplementary schools, day schools, service learning projects, and retreats). A gender inclusive curriculum, *Living the Legacy* gives both women's and men's stories their rightful place in the history of American Jews and social justice. This rich narrative is brought to life through over 85 primary sources http://jwa.org/teach/livingthelegacy/documents including letters, sermons, photographs, and oral histories. A selection of traditional Jewish texts complement the historical material. We hope you'll dive in and take a look around! We'd love to hear what you think. Send us an e-mail http://jwa.org/ or call (617) 383-6762. To learn more about what's different about this story of Jews and the Civil Rights Movement read Judith's blog post http://jwablog.jwa.org/LTL-launch Judith Rosenbaum & Emily Scheinberg *Living the Legacy: A Jewish Social Justice Education Project* was made possible in part by a grant from Covenant Foundation http://www.covenantfn.org/ ----------------------------------------------- ** Etni homepage - http://www.etni.org ** for help - ask@xxxxxxxx ** ** to post to this list - etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** -----------------------------------------------