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The Museum: Another Resource for Achieving Excellence in Jewish Education
Publication Date: January 2007
Publisher(s): Coalition for the Advancement of Jewish Education
Author(s): Paul Radensky; Nili Isenberg
Special Collection: Berman Jewish Policy Archive
Topic: Culture and religion (Museums, memorials, and monuments)
Education (Teaching methods)
Keywords: Youth Engagement; Culture; History; Education
Type: Other
Abstract:
The authors discuss how the Museum of Jewish Heritage in NYC uses artifacts to crystallize lessons in Jewish history for students, and how its Living Museum program allows students to use their own family "artifacts" to create classroom displays that explore students' heritage.
In Jewish Education News, Winter 2007.