Non­fic­tion

Coun­ter­ing Anti­semitism & Hate: A How-to-Guide for Youth (8 to18), Fam­i­ly & Educators

  • From the Publisher
September 1, 2023

Coun­ter­ing Anti­semitism & Hate is a guide­book with solu­tions as its main focus. Par­ents, grand­par­ents, and edu­ca­tors of Jew­ish chil­dren need to pre­pare our young­sters, tweens, and teens for the chal­lenges they face from anti­semitism, bul­ly­ing, and oth­er bias. In order to ful­ly com­pre­hend the solu­tions, back­ground infor­ma­tion on both the cur­rent breadth of anti­semitism and the his­tor­i­cal build­ing of Jew­ish iden­ti­ty, val­ues, pride, and empa­thy are sum­ma­rized first. The main resources offered are inter­ac­tive, engag­ing and enjoy­able tools to safe­ly push back against anti­semitism. Adults can learn, mod­el, and help the younger gen­er­a­tion prac­tice these activ­i­ties to use when an anti­se­mit­ic inci­dent occurs. Includ­ed are how-to — form a T.E.A.M. with your fam­i­ly to effec­tive­ly sup­port and pro­tect each oth­er; fos­ter Jew­ish iden­ti­ty and pride, the foun­da­tion to stand up and speak out; rec­og­nize a safe­ty issue and under­stand the neces­si­ty to share details with a trust­ed adult. In addi­tion, sce­nar­ios for dif­fer­ent age groups pro­vide for youths’ think­ing about and dis­cussing non­vi­o­lent ways to be an UPstander who deters antisemitism.

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