{"id":386,"date":"2015-11-23T19:22:29","date_gmt":"2015-11-23T19:22:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nmajmh.org\/?page_id=386"},"modified":"2023-03-07T15:08:17","modified_gmt":"2023-03-07T20:08:17","slug":"education","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nmajmh.org\/education\/","title":{"rendered":"Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To arrange a tour of the National Museum of American Jewish Military History call 202-265-6280. School group tours are available during our regular hours Monday &#8211; Friday 9:00 \u2013 5:00 and Sunday by appointment from 1:00 \u2013 5:00 pm. Admission is free, donations are appreciated.<\/p>\n<p>We can customize a program on many aspects of the history of Jews in the American military based on your interests or curriculum. This includes focusing on a specific war or time period, the Holocaust, the Jewish immigrant experience in the military or other topics.<\/p>\n<h2>Preparing for a visit<\/h2>\n<p>Think about stereotypes and Jewish ones in particular. Do these Jewish stereotypes match the idea of American Jews in the military?<\/p>\n<p>Discuss what it\u2019s like to be in the military. How is life in service different than civilian life? Do you think there are specific challenges to being Jewish in the American military?<\/p>\n<p>Review the major conflicts in U.S. history to ensure that students are aware of the basics of the Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Civil War, Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, Persian Gulf War, Iraq War and War in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<p>Watch this video showing our to allow more time for in museum activities.<\/p>\n<div class=\"nv-iframe-embed\"><iframe title=\"Spirit, Courage and Conviction: A Tour of the National Museum of American Jewish Military History\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9vn7N2YjO4M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h2>In museum activities<\/h2>\n<p>Day in the Life of a <a href=\"https:\/\/nmajmh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/exhibitinvestigationguide.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Soldier<\/a> investigation guide of our permanent exhibit (grades 4 \u2013 8).<\/p>\n<p>Study Collection \u2013 Try on uniforms and have a hands-on experience with medals, military chumash and siddurim as students can learn to analyze both Jewish and American military symbols.<\/p>\n<p>Archival and material culture exploration (grades 9 and above) \u2013 Examine and analyze objects and primary sources from the museum: historic documents, photographs, and correspondence. Compare secondary and primary sources as students.<\/p>\n<h2>Special programs available at the museum for your group<\/h2>\n<p>We can customize a program based on your interests or curriculum. Examples include the Civil War or the Holocaust.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"su-subpages\"><li class=\"page_item page-item-3134 page_item_has_children\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nmajmh.org\/education\/individual-profiles\/\">Individual Profiles<\/a>\n<ul class='children'>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-3381\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nmajmh.org\/education\/individual-profiles\/aaron-and-dan-schilleci\/\">Profile: Aaron and Dan Schilleci<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-3353\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nmajmh.org\/education\/individual-profiles\/abe-johnson\/\">Profile: Abe Johnson<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-3129\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nmajmh.org\/education\/individual-profiles\/alexander-goode\/\">Profile: Alexander Goode<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-3139\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nmajmh.org\/education\/individual-profiles\/amram-cohen\/\">Profile: Amram Cohen<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-3176\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nmajmh.org\/education\/individual-profiles\/david-camden-de-leon\/\">Profile: David Camden de Leon<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-3172\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nmajmh.org\/education\/individual-profiles\/edward-feldman\/\">Profile: Edward Feldman<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-3226\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nmajmh.org\/education\/individual-profiles\/elkan-voorsanger\/\">Profile: Elkan Voorsanger<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-3200\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nmajmh.org\/education\/individual-profiles\/frances-slanger\/\">Profile: Frances Slanger<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-3355\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nmajmh.org\/education\/individual-profiles\/gerald-fink\/\">Profile: Gerald Fink<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-3155\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nmajmh.org\/education\/individual-profiles\/hank-greenberg\/\">Profile: Hank Greenberg<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-3190\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nmajmh.org\/education\/individual-profiles\/harry-ettlinger\/\">Profile: Harry Ettlinger<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-3149\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nmajmh.org\/education\/individual-profiles\/hyman-goldberg\/\">Profile: Hyman Goldberg<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-3346\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nmajmh.org\/education\/individual-profiles\/isadore-kahn\/\">Profile: Isadore Kahn<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-3215\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nmajmh.org\/education\/individual-profiles\/jack-miller\/\">Profile: Jack Miller<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-3340\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nmajmh.org\/education\/individual-profiles\/jacob-heckman\/\">Profile: Jacob Heckman<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-3312\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nmajmh.org\/education\/individual-profiles\/julius-adler\/\">Profile: Julius Adler<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-3315\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nmajmh.org\/education\/individual-profiles\/kate-karpeles\/\">Profile: Kate Karpeles<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-3361\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nmajmh.org\/education\/individual-profiles\/kenneth-rubin\/\">Profile: Kenneth Rubin<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-3357\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nmajmh.org\/education\/individual-profiles\/larry-liss\/\">Profile: Larry Liss<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-3174\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nmajmh.org\/education\/individual-profiles\/leo-rosskamm\/\">Profile: Leo Rosskamm<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-3333\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nmajmh.org\/education\/individual-profiles\/louis-freedman\/\">Profile: Louis W. Freedman<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-3413\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nmajmh.org\/education\/individual-profiles\/marita-silverman\/\">Profile: Marita Silverman<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-3420\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nmajmh.org\/education\/individual-profiles\/melvin-garten\/\">Profile: Melvin Garten<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-3219\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nmajmh.org\/education\/individual-profiles\/miranda-bloch\/\">Profile: Miranda Bloch<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-3422\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nmajmh.org\/education\/individual-profiles\/mordecai-sheftall\/\">Profile: Mordecai Sheftall<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-3222\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nmajmh.org\/education\/individual-profiles\/phoebe-levy-pember\/\">Profile: Phoebe Levy Pember<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-3204\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nmajmh.org\/education\/individual-profiles\/solomon-isquith\/\">Profile: Solomon Isquith<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-937 page_item_has_children\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nmajmh.org\/education\/resources-for-educators\/\">Resources for Educators<\/a>\n<ul class='children'>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-939\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nmajmh.org\/education\/resources-for-educators\/jews-in-the-american-military-recommended-reading\/\">Jews in the American Military Recommended Reading<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-11129\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nmajmh.org\/education\/resources-for-educators\/lesson-plans\/\">Lesson Plans<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-941\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nmajmh.org\/education\/resources-for-educators\/recommended-viewing\/\">Recommended Viewing<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-789\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nmajmh.org\/education\/traveling-displays\/\">Traveling Displays<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To arrange a tour of the National Museum of American Jewish Military History call 202-265-6280. School group tours are available during our regular hours Monday &#8211; Friday 9:00 \u2013 5:00 and Sunday by appointment from 1:00 \u2013 5:00 pm. Admission is free, donations are appreciated. We can customize a program on many aspects of the&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nmajmh.org\/education\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Education<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":70,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_mc_calendar":[],"footnotes":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Education - National Museum of American Jewish Military History<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/nmajmh.org\/education\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Education - National Museum of American Jewish Military History\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"To arrange a tour of the National Museum of American Jewish Military History call 202-265-6280. 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