Jewish Heritage Month : resource guidebook

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The overall objectives of the Jewish Heritage Month Resource Guidebook are to: educate your audience about Jewish history within a Canadian context; highlight the many important contributions members of the Jewish community have made to Canadian society; and foster greater understanding and acceptance in pursuit of respectful, inclusive communities. All activities in this Resource Guidebook are guided by provincial Ministry of Education curriculum expectations, learning goals and competencies, along with the equity and diversity directorates that are infused into Ministries of Education across Canada. All activities are adaptable to multiple grade levels and we encourage you to share with us ways in which these activities are utilized in classrooms across Canada. Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies supports the belief that the building of equitable and inclusive learning opportunities, whether in a classroom of elementary school students or a corporate boardroom in the heart of a city, creates a climate for success. Designation of the month of May as Canadian Jewish Heritage Month was first introduced in the Senate by Senator Linda Frum as Bill S-232 where it was passed in May 2017 and sent on for consideration by the House of Commons. It was approved without amendment by the Canadian Heritage Committee in November 2017. It is anticipated that the proposed legislation will return to the House of Commons for the third and final reading early in 2018. (See Appendix V for further information.) .

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The  overall  objectives  of  the  Jewish  Heritage  Month  Resource  Guidebook  are  to: educate  your  audience  about  Jewish  history  within  a  Canadian  context; highlight  the  many  important  contributions  members  of  the  Jewish  community  have  made to  Canadian  society; and foster  greater  understanding  and  acceptance  in  pursuit  of  respectful,  inclusive  communities. All  activities  in  this  Resource  Guidebook  are  guided  by  provincial  Ministry  of  Education  curriculum expectations,  learning  goals  and  competencies,  along  with  the  equity  and  diversity  directorates  that  are  infused  into  Ministries  of  Education  across  Canada.  All  activities  are  adaptable  to  multiple  grade  levels and  we  encourage  you  to  share  with  us  ways  in  which  these  activities  are  utilized  in  classrooms  across  Canada.  Friends  of  Simon  Wiesenthal  Center  for  Holocaust  Studies  supports  the  belief  that  the  building of  equitable  and  inclusive  learning  opportunities,  whether  in  a  classroom  of  elementary  school  students or  a  corporate  boardroom  in  the  heart  of  a  city,  creates  a  climate  for  success. Designation  of  the  month  of  May  as  Canadian  Jewish  Heritage  Month  was  first  introduced  in  the  Senate  by  Senator  Linda  Frum  as  Bill  S-232  where  it  was  passed  in  May  2017  and  sent  on  for  consideration  by  the  House  of  Commons.  It  was  approved  without  amendment  by  the  Canadian  Heritage  Committee  in  November  2017.  It  is  anticipated  that  the  proposed  legislation  will  return  to  the  House  of  Commons  for the  third  and  final  reading  early  in  2018.    (See  Appendix  V  for  further  information.)
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Letters  of  Support -- Frequently  Asked  Questions -- How  Can  You  Mark  Jewish  Heritage  Month?-- Fast  Facts -- Contributions  of  Jewish  Canadians -- Shining  the  Spotlight -- An  Introduction  to  Judaism  -- World  Jewish  History -- Critical  Moments  in  Canadian  Jewish  History  -- Addressing  Antisemitism  in  Canada -- Holocaust  Impact  in  Canada  -- Activities -- Daily  Announcements  -- Introducing  Canadian  Jewish  History -- Tikkun  Olam  û  Repair  the  World -- Joseph  Shuster  û  A  Superhero  in  the  Making -- Biography  Writing  û  Tell  Me  a  Story  -- Communication  is  Key  û  Learning  to  Interview  -- Break  Bread  Together  -- Resources  -- Books,  Publications,  Films  &  Web  Resources  -- FSWC Program  -- Appendices  -- Glossary  of  Terms  -- References.