The Nuremberg Laws

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The purpose of the Nuremberg laws was to primarily marginalized Jews. The Germans wanted them to be disconnected from there society, so they made these laws to push them out and take away their rights and freedoms.

One of the laws prevented Jews from voting and having any position in Germany’s government. This took away any say the Jews had in their government and society.

The laws contributed to creating the type of “national community” the Germans wanted by making two groups. They made the national community and the other group. The other group was the group that the laws affected and who were pushed out of society. The Germans only put who they wanted in their national society and no one else.

These laws influenced the actions of the German people because it gave people the idea that they were better then the other group. It made them feel of higher power, so they acted like they were better and treated the people in the other group as if they were nothing. This also affected the people in the other group because it took away their ability to have any say or power in Germans Democracy. They were stripped from their rights and freedoms. They just had to do what they were told and not fight back. This means that they were no longer apart of Germans society. There were marginalized.

Their lives and beliefs might have been changed as a result of the laws because they no longer became apart of society. There way of living changed, they no longer felt safe in Germans society because they couldn’t stand up for themselves and fight back. Everything they said and did was used against them.

 

How Hitler Marginalized Minorities

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Marginalized means being pushed to the outside. It also means being pushed to the edge of society. Individual people and groups of people can be marginalized. It can cause people to be treated very poorly and not fell wanted in society.

We are learning about the time after World War One and before the Holocaust. During this time Jews became marginalized within a very short time period. First any Jews in Germans government were taken out of office. Then they started to arrest Jews, shut down their businesses and parade the streets saying how bad Jews were. This made it to the news and other countries around Europe found out. They decided to boycott by not buying German goods. Hitler used this as an excuse to keep doing what he was doing. This all happened within a few months. Because of all these things Jews became marginalized. They no longer were apart of Germans society. They had no power in the government and no rights/freedoms.  They no longer could stand up for themselves and fight back.

The Wave Reflection

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The wave is about a class and a teacher named Mr. Ross. Mr. Ross makes an experiment to teach his class about the Nazi party. He created something called the wave. It was a group he created in has class that had the main idea of power through discipline.

Before watching the video I was very confused why people back then would want to join a party that supported such hatred. The video showed that once you give people power they will join and do everything to be  better then everyone else. One example of this was Robert. Robert was a very shy and quiet student. Mr. Ross started to call on him and give him power and attention. He uses it as an opportunity to get popular and have power. This connects to the Holocaust and the Nazi party because it shows that people back then were in a very hard time. It was after the great depression and many people were unemployed. They were looking for any opportunity to get back to a stable way of life. They found a few good things and then became a part of the party because they were very desperate.

This video gave me a head experience. It helped me realize why people would want join such a party and gave me a new perspective of the situation before the Holocaust.

Capstone Reflection

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In ETC, Jewish Studies, and Social studies we are doing a capstone project. Our essential questions for this project are who am I as a Jew, a citizen, and as a learner? We are having speakers come and tell there stories and doing projects that will help us answer these questions.

One speaker that I really had a connection to was Sheldon Wasserman. He is a doctor and a politician. He talked a lot about the choices we need to make as we get older. This was a heart experience for me. He made me more aware that now that I am getting older that my choices will effect me in the future. I also had another heart experience when he talked about when you work hard you can do the things that you want to do. One example that he gave of this was  because he works hard he is able to travel the world and go on amazing adventurers. This touched my heart because it made realize that to do things I love to do like traveling I need to work hard. This was also a hand experience because it made me want to take action and work hard. Lastly I had a connection to him because when he was little he wanted to be a doctor. I also want to be a doctor like Dr. Wasserman. He made me realize that if I want to become a doctor and do the things I enjoy, I have to make good positive choices and work hard.

I really enjoyed all the speakers and there stories. They helped me become more aware of who am I as a citizen, Jew and as a learner.

Mishpacot

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What went well?

-Playmates that were laminated so they could write on them when they came in.

-The sixth and seventh graders were very helpful

What needs to change?

-We were in the lunch room and it was ok. It was too big and the kids started to run everywhere

-Some the younger kids started to talk back and didn’t engage.

-I didn’t really feel prepared and was a little confused on what to do and how to handle the kids.

-We played a name game with a stress ball and the kids were goofing off and only wanted the stress ball

What help do you need from your teachers in your room?

-setting up

-Controlling the kids

What new ideas for next time?

-art projects

-more interactive games

Concept Map

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I made the decision to begin my concept with Why We Learn History because everything comes from who we are and our identity. You can get an idea of your identity from your ancestors and the events that happen before you. I then built off of it by using connecting words to show how everything is related.

The concept map helped me as a Jew because it showed me how I can find my identity. It taught me how different things play into our Jewish identity. Like single stories, making groups, stereotypes and universe of obligation. These are only a few aspects that play into my Jewish identity.

 

Soap Boat Challenge

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The first thing me and MK did was watch the video many times to see exactly what we needed to do. Then we decided not to start cutting and testing right away, we first made a T tart of ideas and what the outcomes were. After that we started making our boats and testing. Below is what we found out each day of our project:

Day 1: We made our T tart and generated ideas. We found that the best option was Styrofoam plates which is what they used in the video. We also wrote down different factors which would come into play when we started. Some examples were; the shape and size of the boat, the size of the key hole, the amount of soap and the type of soap.

Day 2: We started to build and test boats. This day was mostly just trying to figure out the shape. We found that the medium sized house shaped boats with a medium key hole worked the best. We also realized that on our first poster we had no where to document the distance the boats went. So we made a new poster with our new boats and how far they went.

Day 3: At the beginning of class everyone said what worked and didn’t work. And everyone came to the conclusion that the boats would not go if there was soap in the water. So we built new boats and we made the key hole with a hole puncher so the hole would be perfect and always the same with every boat which I think was one of our problems the day before. We decided on two different boats, one is a medium house shaped boat with a small key hole and the other a small triangle with a small key hole. They both went 30cm at about the same speed.

Day 4: We decided on our final boats and tested a few more times.

Day 5: We did the competition against all the other teams. We used or triangle shape book. It went 105cm. I think we could’ve done better if we could do some more test and research.

This is our first poster we made on the first day.

 

This is our second poster we made on the third day to document the distance of our boats.
This is our first boat. It is a medium house shape with a small key hole. It went 30cm.

 

This is our second boat it is a small triangle with a small key hole. It went 31cm

8th One Pager Summer Reading Assessment

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  1. One choice I made on my project was I decided to focus on the characters. I made this choice because it shows I understood the different prospective of the characters and there transition they made through the book. Another choice I made was have five medium sized sections instead of doing a lot a small paragraphs. I made this choice because it shows I understood the structure of the book and how I could summarize the book in the best way. The final choice I made on my project was to use quotes that connected to my personal connection. This shows that I learned what the book was focused on and how it connected to me and my everyday life.
  2. I used color to show the transitions the characters had through out the book. Because one of the focuses of the book is the kids excepting what they have and living. This is shown in the lungs blossoming in the middle, that they can flourish and succeed no matter what.
  3. I choose the quote “How long will I live my life afraid of what-ifs” because I fell it connects to me in my everyday life. Sometimes I am afraid of what could happen and I hold back, but this quote tells me that I have to just do it and enjoy every moment. The other quote I choose was “I’m tired of living without really living.” I chose this quote because it shows that we hold back and don’t live to our fullest potential.
  4. One learning goal I worked the best on was managing my time. The first thing I did was write out everything I wanted to have on my one pager which I know I have a hard time with. This gave me the time to do the art portion which I like to do more. One learning goal I struggled with was summarizing the text. I wrote a lot more that was extra that wasn’t adding to my piece.
This is a picture of my one pager.

Deceleration of Independence Reflection

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  1. All the rights were based off of all white men are treated equal. So in that time frame it only applied to white men so African Americans could be slaves and even white women.
  2. Being an American citizen means that even though we have these rights we  have to use them in a positive way. One example is freedom of speech, even though we have it there is still bullying. We have to be respectful of our rights.
  3. They expressed that we have these rights but we can’t us them for no reason. In the text it says” Long established governments should not be changed for light and transient reasons.”  This shows that we shouldn’t be careless with our rights.
  4. If the people don’t like they government they can changed or get rid of it. The foundation of the government should be laid down on principles and organization. The government should not be changed for stupid reasons.