Experiential, activity-focused curricula introduce learners to creativity, stewardship, community, and wonder through Jewish values and the creation of our world as inspired by the story told in Bereshit.

Student-centric lessons explore the untold Jewish role in the American Revolution and America’s founding.

Age-appropriate personal accounts help students understand contemporary antisemitism while strengthening their Jewish identity and belonging.

This program explores the challenges and opportunities that Jewish immigrants encountered upon arriving in the United States. It invites students to examine the personal papers and artifacts of a young Jewish immigrant named Eva Baen, to piece together her life story, and to experience firsthand how historians and museum curators interpret material culture to make sense of the past. Students then have the opportunity to meet the real-life Eva (a historical interpreter) and to tour the museum with a Museum educator.

This program invites students to experience award-winning actor, dancer, and teacher Khalil Munir's riveting one-man show, "1 Pound, 4 Ounces," and to learn from his story of overcoming childhood challenges, like his father's incarceration and his own dyslexia, to become an artistic risk-taker and respected role model. Students then have the opportunity to tour the museum and learn about American Jews who — like Khalil — have stood up for themselves, stood up for others, and made courageous choices to fight for a better world.

This program invites students to reflect on the noble ideals embedded in American visions of freedom and democracy, and to examine the ways in which various American institutions and leaders have failed to live up to those ideals. In particular, it highlights the United States' commitment to civil rights, civil liberties, and religious freedom and, at the same time, its historic toleration of antisemitism and other forms of discrimination. Upon request, this tour can also include a presentation from a first- or second-generation Holocaust survivor.

This program introduces high school students to the basic tenets of Jewish peoplehood, to the historic origins and contemporary manifestations of antisemitism, and to some of the most important moments of cross-cultural solidarity across almost 400 years of American Jewish history. Before embarking on a museum tour, students screen the PBS film Repairing the World: Stories from the Tree of Life, which highlights the Pittsburgh community’s unity and resilience in the face of unspeakable tragedy. Under the guidance of trained educators, students then examine primary source materials and museum artifacts showcasing instances of anti-Jewish hatred as well as instances of collaboration and allyship, from the 17th century to the present. Participants are encouraged to reflect on their own personal identities, as well as on their own experiences of prejudice and discrimination, and to help build communities that are “stronger than hate.”