Independence Day | שלח את עמי

A variety of lesson plans and activities available below. You can teach one lesson or teach a learning unit using our recommendations.

There are different lessons in Hebrew and in English, due to different material available (books, videos etc). The Hebrew lessons are available HERE

Film screening & discussion – Operation Wedding documentary

Leningrad, 1970. A group of young Soviet Jews who were denied exit visas, plots to “hijack” an empty plane and escape the USSR.

1948: The Need For A Jewish State

when Golda Meir arrived to Moscow in 1948, a groundbreaking unexpected event occurred...

Slideshow and writing exercise: Jewish holidays behind the Iron Curtain

there was a real danger in celebrating Jewish holidays - many were arrested without actual crime, and sent to the Gulag under the false accu

Sing in Hebrew, “Blue and White are the colors of my land"

A music lesson: sing in Hebrew (beginner), and discuss the lyrics meaning and source.

The longing for Zion - songs, videos and discussions

The spiritual connection between world Jewry: how Soviet Jewry inspired Jews in the free world to make Aliyah. Talk about the role, influenc