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The Jewish Lens -Community Wide Initiative
This initiative would be a joint venture of The Jewish Lens and your community. We will utilize The Jewish Lens curriculum as the basis for a community wide initiative and exhibition. The Jewish Lens curriculum is a dynamic, substantive and interactive program that uses photography as a stimulus for exploring Jewish values, identity and tradition.
Klal Yisrael – Jewish Peoplehood – is a core Jewish value that transcends religious bonds, culture, historical consciousness, and ethnic origins. By participating in this community wide initiative your students will inquire about identity issues and what it means to share a common heritage and culture that has diverse expressions throughout their community - and the world.
The proposed project aims to strengthen these values and enhance the sense of connectivity throughout your community. Through transformative lessons and activities the students’ natural inclination to use visual imagery, photography, will serve as the universal language to explore Jewish and community related values.
The Community Wide Initiative will culminate with an end-of-year project, an exhibition featuring the participants’ photography and commentary for all to see, appreciate, and learn from. Through this year long engagement leading to the community wide exhibit, you will find that your students, educators and by extension entire community, will have learned from each other’s perspective of Jewish life and better appreciate the diverse community they are a part of.