Class Syllabus

Advocacy

Jewish History Elective:  Modern Israel

This Jewish History elective for 11th and 12th graders is created with the intention to teach Israel's history post-1967 to the present with a focus on Israel Advocacy and preparing students for being upstanders for Israel in campuses across the nation, their communities and in the world at large.  

Unit 1: Israel in the Aftermath of the Six Day War

Unit 2: Leadership for a New Nation

Unit 3: Yom Kippur War

Unit 4: Lebanon and Israel

Unit 5: Intifada 

Unit 6: Peace Plans and No Peace

A resource for teachers in a Jewish setting. This source is a Knesset Simulation activity and background research activities to understand the question of "Defensible Borders" for the State of Israel. Help your students understand the important issues that surround peace negotiations, the West Bank and defense issues. 

This resource contains map-based activities, research activities including videos and primary source documents, and a graphic organizer for the simulation activity.