Folklife Resources for Educators

Materials Related to Tunisia

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Cultural Exchange: Jewish and Muslim Connections
by The Jewish Museum - New York
http://www.thejewishmuseum.org/core/uploaded/pdfs/cultural_exchange.pdf

Curriculum guide designed to introduce middle and high school students to the dynamic cultural exchange that occurred between Jews and Muslims in medieval Spain. It also explores adaptations by Jews of motifs influenced by Muslim cultures in Turkey, Syria, Persia, Morocco, and Tunisia during the 19th and 20th centuries. Although the guide was created to prepare students for visiting the Jewish and Muslim Connections exhibit at the Jewish Museum, it can be used as a stand-alone resource. The materials focus on three subject areas: Cultural Folklore, Places of Worship, and Traditional Texts, each presented with historical background, suggested activities, and discussion questions. Individual themes and activities can be integrated into social studies, history, creative writing, geography, arts, and humanities curricula in the classroom. (28 p. PDF)

Sponsoring Organization:
Jewish Museum - New York
1109 5th Avenue at 92nd Street
New York NY 10128
(212) 423-3225
http://www.thejewishmuseum.org/