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For Educators
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We have designed a set of PowerPoint presentations, lesson plans, classroom activities, and handouts for you to use in class with your students.
For Researchers
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We have provided information of special interest to researchers such as the Synoptic Outline of Contents, Archival Resources, and links to the online catalogs at the Center for Jewish History.
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