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New this school year in NYC: A curriculum to teach public school students about Jewish Americans

JL;DR SUMMARY New York City public schools have introduced 'Hidden Voices: Jewish Americans in United States History,' a curriculum supplement designed to educate students from kindergarten to 12th grade about the diverse contributions of Jewish Americans throughout U.S. history. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish HistoryPublic SchoolsNew York CityEducationTeachersJewish AmericansCurriculumCultural ContributionsJcrcHidden Voices Project

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New York City, New York, United States
"As more than 900,000 New York City public school students enter their second full week of school, they have lots of learning to look forward to, including new lessons that focus on American Jews contributions to the history of the United States."
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
"It spotlights New York Jewish luminaries like poet Emma Lazarus and newspaper magnate Joseph Pulitzer, as well as to lesser-known American Jews like Philadelphias Rabbi Isaac Leeser, who was credited with starting the Jewish Sunday school, and New York socialite Bilhah Abigail Levy Franks, whose letters have helped historians understand what it was like to live as an assimilated Jew in New York in the 1700s."
Queens, New York, United States
"Treyger said the decision to expand the project to include Jewish Americans was catalyzed partly by the tense environment in New York after the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, including a November 2023 incident in which a Jewish teacher in Queens was harassed by students over her participation in a pro-Israel rally."
Israel
"Treyger said the decision to expand the project to include Jewish Americans was catalyzed partly by the tense environment in New York after the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, including a November 2023 incident in which a Jewish teacher in Queens was harassed by students over her participation in a pro-Israel rally."

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