Over the past several months, the 40th Anniversary of the Soviet Jewish struggle has been marked in various ways in Israel and the United States. Beth Hatefutsoth is proud to have contributed to these anniversary events by mounting the groundbreaking exhibition “Jews of Struggle: The Jewish National Movement in the USSR, 1967-1989” and concurrently developing a comprehensive education program.

Indeed, since Jews of Struggle opened at Beth Hatefutsoth in late October, not only has it attracted thousands of visitors, but Israeli teachers have simultaneously been using an interactive online educational resource to bring the story of the movement into their classrooms. The site was developed by Beth Hatefutsoth’s School for Jewish Peoplehood Studies in collaboration with the Israeli Ministry of Education and relies on the technical expertise of the Center for Educational Technology (CET), a leading provider of web-based curricular resources in Israel.

Now Beth Hatefutsoth has adapted the web-based educational tools for English and Russian speaking audiences so that even those who can not physically get to the exhibition can still enjoy, benefit from, and educationally transmit the story of the Soviet Jewish struggle and the worldwide response to it – all electronically. This comprehensive and multi-layered learning resource will be available free of charge as of March 15 at: http://bh.cet.ac.il/Eng/

We invite you to join us in promoting this valuable teaching and learning tool by placing the link to the Jews of Struggle educational program on your Website. The Soviet Jewry movement stands out as one of the greatest achievements in modern Jewish history – a heroic victory brought about by Jews of all ages and walks of life throughout the world. In every dimension – personal, political, communal – it presents compelling stories and important lessons. The lack of knowledge about this important o many young people, be they children of émigrés and activists or not, know little about the movement. With your help this web-based curriculum can help remedy that situation.

Dr. Shlomi Ravid
Director,
International School for Jewish Peoplehood Studies,
Funded by the NADAV Fund,
Beth Hatefutsoth, Tel Aviv