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Jewish Partisan Educational Foundation

Description: Contains the Women in the Partisans study guide, an annotated outline of this video course, plus optional classroom activities and links to the JPEF profiles for each of the women mentioned in this course.
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Women in the Partisans Study Guide

Jewish Partisan Educational Foundation

Description: Inspire your students with the history of Jewish women who overcame racism and sexism to join the fight against the Nazis as soldiers, commanders, couriers and spies, medics, and vital support personnel.
Sonia Orbuch Study Guide

Jewish Partisan Educational Foundation

Description: Sonia escaped with her family at the age of 16 from the Nazi-occupied town of Luboml, Poland. After hiding in the freezing woods for months, Sonia served as a field nurse and hospital aide, using whatever makeshift supplies were available.
Gertrude Boyarski Study Guide

Jewish Partisan Educational Foundation

Description: After Nazi collaborators killed her family, 18-year-old Gertrude convinced the commander of a Russian partisan camp to let her fight. With the help of a friend, she burned down an enemy bridge, earning one of the Soviet Union's highest honors.

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Women in the Partisans

Inspire your students with the history of Jewish women overcame racism and sexism to join the fight against the Nazis – as soldiers, commanders, couriers and spies, medics, and vital support personnel.

210 Educators Enrolled

Running Time: 40:56

Credit Hours: 1.25

Lesson Prep for:
Jewish Women in the Partisans study guide and film
Recommended for:
History, English, Women's Studies, B'nai Mitzvah/Youth Programs
Classroom Use:
Video course can be adapted to show to your students - find out more

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Includes

44:10 minute video divided into 7 chapters
4 Downloadable study guides for grades 7-12th Grade
Desktop and mobile access
Certificate of Completion
1.25 Credit hours towards free CEUs (10 credit hours = 1 CEU)

Interactive Features

Appropriate for classroom use
Start and stop any time
Optional quizzes to qualify for course credits

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What Will I Learn?

How to teach at least one 45-to 60-minute class using JPEF’s Jewish Women in the Partisans study guide and short film.
Tactics women used to overcame overcame traditional gender barriers to fight back against the Germans and their collaborators
How some Jewish women acted as fighters, couriers, saboteurs, spies and medics, while others performed vital duties to ensure a unit’s survival, safety, and ability to function
Techniques for fostering comprehension and critical thinking skills using the resources provided within this course
Background information and additional information beyond what is covered in the study guides to answer student questions in greater depth
Suggestions for how to extend the lessons

About this Course

Q:	What is the video course about?
A:	This course provides tools and resources to teach your students about the unique obstacles and seemingly insurmountable odds Jewish women faced and overcame to fight back during the Holocaust as Jewish partisans.

Q:	Who is it for?
A:	For educators teaching 6th grade and above. Suggestions are given for modifying the activities to suit your needs. Basic familiarity with the Holocaust and the Jewish partisans is recommended, but not required.

Q:	What kind of materials are included?
A:	The Women the Partisan study guide and short film, plus links to short biographies, printed guides, and a printable poster.

Q:	How do these materials support learning?
A:	These materials provide the basis for whole class discussion, partner study, written response, research projects, and creative extensions that will expand the way students think about both history and resistance to oppression. The materials are designed to encourage critical thinking skills, including questions about the moral and ethical issues partisans faced and how students might respond to difficult situations in their own lives.

How do these materials support learning?

These materials provide the basis for whole class discussion, partner study, written response, research projects, and creative extensions that will expand the way students think about both history and resistance to oppression. The materials are designed to encourage critical thinking skills, including questions about the moral and ethical issues partisans faced and how students might respond to difficult situations in their own lives.

Q:	How is the course structured?
A:	The course is divided into seven chapters, with quizzes at the end of most chapters to test and reinforce comprehension. Teachers who score 80% or more on the quizzes can earn free credit hours and CEUs through Touro College.

Chapters

1. Introduction and Goals (01:10)
2. Women Before the War (02:25)
3. Three Women's Paths to the Partisans (10:56)
4. Challenges Women Faced (18:28)
5. Women's Work (04:55)
6. How to Use This in the Classroom (02:25)
7. Conclusion (03:51)

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Antonia Tejeda Barros

Very interesting course. Thank you very much. Never forget. We remember.

Julia Lutch

Naomi Zeineldien

Deonn Hunt

Tiffany Williams

It was good to see the women honored for their service during the war.

Ellen Becker

Vanessa Ferrin

Great.Honest.Though stop using ththe stereotyping word "german" when you mean nazis use words "german soldiers" maybe

Diana Wendell

Rebecca Conn-Pearson

It is great to see a course dedicated to the role of women, as they are often overlooked in learning about the Holocaust. I will definitely use these resources in my lessons.

Mark Barney

This is an amazing course. It is extraordinarily well done and accessible.

Leslie White

Cathy Blake

The courses are interesting and engaging. The support materials provided are creative and easy to use.

Ilana Bar-Hai

I loved every minute of learning.

Dominic Trevino

This is a well developed program with excellent sources of information.

Russell Stern

This is a quick and easy PD that will provide a ready-to-go lesson in your Holocaust unit.

Emily Lamberth

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	A.Only married women were allowed to join partisan groups
	B.Few male leaders allowed women to join their groups
	C.Gender roles made it more difficult for women to leave their families
	D.Women who escaped the ghettos were suspected of being spies

	A.She proved her skill as a medic
	B.She smuggled a bomb out of the ghetto
	C.She stood guard alone without a weapon.
	D.She became an officer's mistress

	A.By only volunteering for solo missions
	B.By making separate camps for men and women
	C.Through severe punishments for rape
	D.By pairing off with a fellow soldier

	A.Cooks, cleaners, and seamstresses
	B.Soldiers, guards, and saboteurs
	C.Spies, smugglers, and couriers
	D.Leaders, commanders, and strategists

	A."They would never believe all that one woman could do"
	B."The authorities shipped her to a gulag, after all she had done"
	C."Jewish last names don't sound good"
	D."I was the only one who knew her real name"

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