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Music of the Refusenik Era


In this lesson, students will review two Hebrew songs that each were significant in the Refusenik era. Students will learn the background of these songs, read the lyrics, and then analyze the meaning of each song by comparing and contrasting.

January 11, 2020


Present, Protest, & Inspire


In this activity lesson, students will imagine that they are activists in the free world advocating for Soviet Jews.

November 4, 2018


Bring Refuseniks or Activists to Class (or on zoom)


Hear the stories from the source! Invite Prisoners of Zion, Refuseniks and Human Rights activist who live near you.

August 30, 2018


Night of the Murdered Poets Commemorative Program


This commemorative program is a memorial to those killed on what is now called “The Night of the Murdered Poets.” The program, a narrative containing some of the poetry that survived that night, is particularly appropriate for programs tied in with Tisha B’Av.

August 15, 2018


“Soviet Jewry Day”


Soviet Jewry Day is the second program of many listed in the “1977 Soviet Jewry Camp Kit”. Educators have the option of implementing these activities as a historical dramatization, or it can be easily adapted to today. While these particular activities are written for a summer camp, many parts can be done at a school or synagogue.


Jewish Activists in the U.S.S.R. and in the West – 1977 Soviet Jewry Camp Kit


This lesson uses a camp kit that was designed in 1977 to teach about the Jewish experience during the Refusenik era. On the one hand, students learn about the difficulties that the Soviet Jews faced, and on the other, they learn about the activism organized by Western Jews.


Soviet Jewry Kit


This five-part lesson plan introduces students to the idea that Jewish people in the Soviet Union were not free to express themselves as Jews or to emigrate to a different country.

June 19, 2018


Escape Room Activity


In this lesson, students will learn about the struggle of the Soviet Jews in the 1970s and the different ways in which they fought back against the oppressive regime that denied them the right to emigrate.

June 17, 2018


Social Action Reading and Discussion


In this lesson, students will learn about the importance of social action and will think creatively to promote causes for which they see a need to take action.


Profiles on Courage Research Project


Students will research different personalities from the Soviet Jewry movement. They will determine what motivated them, what happened to them, and what happened to them after the movement ended.

June 14, 2018


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