Landmarks
Instructions
Discuss famous Jewish American landmarks, such as the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York or the National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia. Ask the children to imagine they are building their own landmark to celebrate Jewish culture and history. They can draw or craft their landmark using materials like paper, cardboard, or clay.
Materials
Paper, cardboard, or clay
Markers
Stickers/embellishments
Glue
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Lower East Side Tenement Museum
Touro Synagogue, Newport, Rhode Island
Katz’s Delicatessen, New York’s Lower East Side
Sherith Israel, San Francisco, California
National Museum of American Jewish History, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Canter’s Deli, Los Angeles, California
Temple Beth Sholom, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania
Gomez Mill House, Newburgh, New York
Beth Jacob Cemetery, Galveston, Texas
Canter’s Deli, Los Angeles, California
Congregation Mikveh Israel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Bob Dylan’s childhood home, Hibbing, Minnesota
https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalregister/jewish-american-heritage-month.htm
https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jewish-american-historical-places
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