Becoming American: Jewish Immigration in the early 20th century
3rd – 7th grades
Adult-friendly version available
An interactive experience about Jewish immigration in the early 20th century with a historical interpreter.
Becoming American: Jewish Immigration in the early 20th century
3rd – 7th grades
Adult-friendly version available
Welcome to the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History’s flagship program: Becoming American / Traveling Suitcase. In this two part program, your students become storytellers, detectives, and historians using objects as their primary source for clues, research, and interpretation.
In the first part of this program your classroom will receive (either by mail or in person) objects in the museum’s collection, replicated so they can be touched, read, and interpreted. These artifacts provide a window into the life of Eva Baen, born Chava Brucha. With the suitcase’s collection of objects and prompts, students bring her story to life!
Following your Traveling Suitcase program, students visit the museum for a tour focused on Eva’s story and the real artifacts they already explored in their classroom. In addition to the museum tour students “meet” Eva Baen through a historical interpreter. This program brings Eva and her journey to life!
The Weitzman preserves and amplifies well-known and everyday Americans’ complex, courageous, and significant histories. Join us in this important work!
There are multiple ways to bring this program to your classroom, synagogue, or community center: Option A: A Museum educator visits your community to conduct activities in person (available now to schools in Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey).
Option C: Suitcase with lesson plans and support materials mailed to your community and a Museum Educator conducts lesson virtually.
Option B: Suitcase with lesson plans and support materials mailed to your community for educators to use on their own.
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