7th Grade Judaics Blog

The class began their unit on life in a shtetl, the Eastern European villages populated by so many of our ancestors. They saw some pictures and the beginning of the film, Fiddler on the Roof and a...Read more...

As the students learned, the ascent to the Spanish throne of Catholic monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella signaled a change in the acceptance of the Jews living in Spain. Eventually, the Jews were forced to either convert or leave the country -- though some chose to stay and live as secret Jews. The students eventually realized that great risk was associated with each of these choices. The students then put themselves in the position of one who...Read more...