For a great lesson on Jewish identity, I used the story of Senda Berenson (Ì¢âÂÒMother of WomenÌ¢âÂã¢s BasketballÌ¢âÂå) from the JWAÌ¢âÂã¢s Ì¢âÂÒThis Week in HistoryÌ¢âÂå (http://jwa.org/thisweek/Mar/22..., along with a New York TimeÌ¢âÂã¢s story about Drew Lovejoy, the seventeen-year-old three-time winner of the all-Ireland dancing championship (http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03.... My seventh graders loved it!
For a great lesson on Jewish identity, I used the story of Senda Berenson (Ì¢âÂÒMother of WomenÌ¢âÂã¢s BasketballÌ¢âÂå) from the JWAÌ¢âÂã¢s Ì¢âÂÒThis Week in HistoryÌ¢âÂå (http://jwa.org/thisweek/Mar/22..., along with a New York TimeÌ¢âÂã¢s story about Drew Lovejoy, the seventeen-year-old three-time winner of the all-Ireland dancing championship (http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03.... My seventh graders loved it!