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UK Jewish Film Education Programme

UK Jewish Film’s acclaimed education programme puts film at the core of learning about Jewish values, heritage and culture in the UK and beyond. Through the power of film, our programme aims to:

The programme is flexible and can be adapted for a range of contexts. Key components  include:

For more information about the programme, please contact Rachel Burns UK Jewish Film’s Education Manager.

 

Antisemitism and Film

UK Jewish Film offers fully funded, film-based workshops designed to combat antisemitism and racism through film. Lead by experienced educators and facilitators, this innovative programme create a unique opportunity for students to learn about antisemitism and how to challenge it; all through the power of film.

Including a teacher training offer, the project aims to crack open conversations about Jewish identity, connections to Israel and the overlaps of antisemitism and anti-Zionism. A central focus of the work is to improve knowledge and understanding of the complexity of diaspora Jewish identity including its connection to Israel.

The workshops are designed for students ages 12+. The learning framework includes:

  • What it means to be Jewish
  • Antisemitism then and now
  • Learning through film

If you would like to arrange a booking for your school or have any questions about this fully funded programme, please contact rachel.burns@ukjewishfilm.org

Interfaith

Throughout the year, UK Jewish Film promotes films and events that build an awareness of interfaith issues and a better understanding of what it means to be Jewish. We work in a range of contexts including schools and adult community settings.

Our fully funded programme for schools aims to deepen students’ understanding of the diversity and complexity of Jewish life and to recognise and challenge antisemitism when they see, hear or feel it. Suitable for Religious Education, our sessions develop critical viewing skills and offer a unique way into thinking about Jewish life and culture.

Contact rachel.burns@ukjewishfilm.org for more information and to discuss how the programme can be adapted to meet the needs of your school community.

Also available is our online resource ‘Belief in Film’, designed to encourage community screenings of films that will open up interfaith dialogue. 

 

Heritage

Lights, Chutzpah, Action! is an online resource funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, celebrating British Jewish film and cinema heritage in the UK.

Including unique visual and oral histories and an interactive timeline, the resource offers ways into thinking about film and cinema heritage for people of all cultural and ethnic backgrounds. Activities for students and educators’ notes provide user friendly pathways through the site.

Suitable for KS3 & KS4 in citizenship, history, film and media studies, and informal learning contexts.

HMD Events 2024

In 2024, we are delivering a programme of Holocaust Memorial Day events for school children in partnership with the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, London Borough of Hackney and Manchester City Council.

For more information, contact rachel.burns@ukjewishfilm.org

 

 

Speak Out

Speak Out is designed to support teachers and youth workers using film to educate about the Holocaust. The resource offers material to accompany specific films in order to promote research and discussion in the classroom before and after screening events.

The resource is shared with schools to prepare for our Holocaust Memorial Day screenings. This successful format includes a screening of a relevant film followed by a discussion with Holocaust educators and where possible someone involved in making the film.

Roots

Hackney Roots is an online resource exploring and celebrating Jewish identity and heritage.

As a case study of Jewish Hackney and the Jewish East End, it offers both formal and informal educators new ways to approach intergenerational learning and interest in Jewish life in Britain. Activities encourage young people to explore and be proud of their own cultural heritage and identity by keeping their community’s stories alive; in this case, tales of migration and the fight against fascism find their place alongside anecdotes of home cooking and Yiddish-speaking grandparents.

In 2015, Hackney Roots was nominated for the British Universities Film and Video Council’s Learning on Screen award.