OUR APPROACH TO TEACHING JEWISH HISTORY AND CULTURE
At Project Mosaics, we create digital teaching resources that expand and enhance the representation of Jewish history, culture, and identity in humanities classrooms. We come together with educators, students, and communities to explore under-told and underrepresented aspects of Jewish experiences around the world. Jewish peoplehood is best understood when Jewish voices are heard and their agency is recognized. This approach to humanities education is multicultural and culturally-affirming. Our approach to teaching and learning is grounded in these principles.
Global
Jewish people are a mosaic of global communities spanning continents.
Pluralistic
Jewish identity is not singular. Racial, ethnic, cultural, linguistic, and religious expressiveness is diverse among Jews around the world.
Dynamic
What it means to be Jewish has never been static. Jewish identity and expressions evolve across time and place.
Interconnected
The history of the Jewish people is woven into world history. Jewish culture and social life are inseparable from countless other communities.
Creative
Artistic expression crosses genres and media within Jewish cultural life. Music, visual arts, and literature are among many forms of creative productions.
Multidimensional
Being Jewish cannot be reduced to one thing. It includes ways of knowing and ways of being that take multiple shapes.
Hybrid
Jewish identity exists within a web of contact and exchange. Cultural diffusion occurs alongside efforts to continue and preserve Jewish life.
Joyous
Jewish cultural life is full of joy. Identifying uplifting aspects of Jewish experiences is about recognizing the full humanity of Jewish people.