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The Jewish Women’s Archive (JWA) and Prozdor are excited to announce the second year of the Rising Voices Fellowship. The fellowship is open to female-identified teens who are rising 10th and 11th graders and who have a passion for writing, a demonstrated concern for current and historic events, a commitment to improving their writing skills, and a strong interest in Judaism—particularly as it relates to issues of gender and equality.
Published: 2014
Updated: May. 26, 2014
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The Jewish Women’s Archive announces the third annual Natalia Twersky Educator Award to honor an inspiring educator for his/her creativity and commitment to teaching inclusive history. The award, $2,500 to the winning educator plus $500 for her/his school or program, is open to any educator working in a Jewish setting with students in grades 6–12 who spotlights the stories and voices of Jewish women through the use of primary sources. Now is the time to gather your lesson plan, examples of student work, and an optional video of your teaching and submit your lesson online by Monday, May 12, 2014!
Published: 2014
Updated: Mar. 26, 2014
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Join the Jewish Women’s Archive for two days of intensive professional development designed to enrich your teaching with the stories of American Jewish lives, past and present. The 2013 workshops, will focus on the role of Jews in the Civil Rights and Labor Movements in the U.S.
Published: 2013
Updated: Apr. 24, 2013
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Join the Jewish Women’s Archive July 22-26, 2012 in Waltham, MA for four days of intensive professional development designed to enrich your teaching with the stories of American Jewish lives, past and present. The 2012 Institute will focus on the role of Jews in the Civil Rights and Labor Movements in the United States. As one of 25 educators who teach in Jewish settings in the U.S. and Canada, you will have the opportunity to work with leading scholars and master teachers.
Published: 2012
Updated: Mar. 01, 2012
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The Jewish Women’s Archive will be holding four days of intensive professional development at the Institute for Educators, July 10–14, 2011 in Waltham, MA. The 2011 Institute will focus on the rich stories of Jewish women and men involved in the Civil Rights Movement. Open to educators working with students in grades 8–12 in formal and/or informal settings. All expenses (including travel - up to $500, hotel, and meals) will be covered by a generous grant from the Dorot Foundation. Twenty-five educators will be selected to participate in the Institute.
Published: 2011
Updated: Feb. 13, 2011
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The Jewish Women's Archive has announced the launch of the gender inclusive civil rights module of Living the Legacy: A Jewish Social Justice Education Project. Developed for educators of 8th-12th grade students in a variety of formal and informal Jewish education settings (including supplementary schools, day schools, service learning projects, and retreats), it includes 16 lesson plans, all available online, free of charge, in an innovative online interface making it clear and easy to use.
Published: 2010
Updated: Nov. 16, 2010
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Just in time for Women’s History Month, the Jewish Women’s Archive (JWA) has created On the Map, a new way to collect and explore Jewish women’s history using the powerful combination of crowdsourcing and Google Maps. A user-generated map, On the Map will showcase significant places in Jewish women’s history, including sites both marked and unmarked, familiar and obscure. Users can put their own stamp on history by clicking on a location and adding a photo and their description of the new landmark.
Published: 2010
Updated: Apr. 28, 2010
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The Jewish Women’s Archive will be holding four days of intensive professional development at the Institute for Educators, July 25-29, 2010 in Newton, MA. The 2010 Institute will focus on the rich stories of Jewish women and men involved in the Civil Rights Movement. Open to educators working with students in grades 8–12 in formal and/or informal settings. All expenses (including travel, hotel, and meals) will be covered by a generous grant from the Dorot Foundation.
Published: 2010
Updated: Feb. 03, 2010
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The Jewish Women's Archive is a national non-profit organization based in Brookline, MA, whose mission is to uncover, chronicle, and transmit the rich history of Jewish women in North America. The Jewish Women's Archive presents the stories, struggles, and achievements of Jewish women in North America It has an extensive on-line collection of multimedia web exhibits on Jewish women, and a 'Virtual Archive', a guide to archival collections across the USA related to Jewish women. The 'Virtual Archive' contains descriptions of over 730 collections and short biographies of nearly 500 women who are featured in these collections.
Published: 2008
Updated: Sep. 11, 2008