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Israel Mourns
the Victims
of Terror Attacks in the USA
I: Succinct Resources on addressing
the impact of terror,
A.from the Education Department
website, JAFI:
 After
terror - discussion dos and don'ts
http://www.jajz-ed.org.il/jajta.html
Creating a Memorial Ceremony - guidelines
http://www.jajz-ed.org.il/jajta.html
Seven steps to address, in coping with & healing from terror and
violence; links to public online learning on school violence, safety
http://www.jajz-ed.org.il/actual/la.html
B. Resources from Mifgashim
Reacting to Terror
Feel!
Think! Act!
II: Specific web-based Jewish
resources in response to Terror in the US 11th September 2001 :
Jewish Education Center of Cleveland, editor Nachama Skolnik Moscowitz:
Special issue of short, but thorough Response curriculum - space for
Jewish sources; space for personal involvement; outlines for exercises
to assist self-expression, analysis, memorial, solidarity
http://www.jecc.org/edres/curric/irc/tragedy.htm
Jewz.com/Jewish Family & Life, editor Jeff Spitzer:
Curricular resources and lesson plan; advice on discussion with children
and adults - about violence, values, fragility of life; ideas for things
to do individually and as groups
http://www.jewz.com/jewznewz/
Association of Jewish Family and Children's Agencies (AJFCA) -
http://ajfca.org/
i] "Helping Children Cope with Crises" - excellent differentiation of
behavioural responses to crisis and violence in children by different
age cohorts and how to give 'First Aid';
ii] Update: Special staged guidelines for coping with reactions to the
11th September Terror Attacks in America;
iii] Link to InteliHealth website article on types of emotional response
to "Attack at the Nation's Heart".
UAHC
A Day in the Valley of the Shadow of Death. A short, well reasoned outline
of how to open up, support and select an avenue for expression and activity
with defined age-groups, and also with parents.
http://uahc.org/educate/sept11/
JESNA
Trauma materials - how to talk, behave, processes to build, behaviour
signals. (pdf)
http://www.jesna.org/wtcattack.html
UJC
Opens its emergency fund, helps people find where to help or volunteer
in the community.
http://www.ujc.org/
III: In Hebrew
For teachers, from the Israel Ministry of Education
Guide to class discussion after an explosion, select first item from
the list; space for ventilation, media analysis & discussion of
values' codes
http://207.232.9.131/moe/pedagogy/download/guide.rtf
(note new url for this page).
Private memorial website for the general public
Israeli figures memorial site, with photographs and biographies. Potential
idea for creating a memorial website in Jewish communities today
http://www.kadish.co.il/Home/
IV: Mourning, bereavement
A. Webography
USCJ
Educational Perspectives on Death for discussion in families and with
students
http://www.uscj.org/publicaffairs/review/time.htm
Jewish Funerals.com overview
Supportive Jewish traditions in bereavement and participation; one
of the best-written outlines on the web for general use.
http://www.jewishfunerals.com/jewish_mourning.htm
Valley Beth Shalom online book, "A Guide to Jewish Mourning and
Condolence"
Psychological aspects and processes in mourning, re-connecting through
condolence.
http://www.vbs.org/religious/mourning.htm#Part
Jewish Memorial Foundation page on death and mourning
Outline, personal stories; inside - discussing death of a loved one
with children, some wider context
http://www.mishpacha.org/preview/parentingdeath.shtml
B. Bibliography
12. David J. Wolpe, Mitch Albom, "Making Loss Matter
: Creating Meaning in Difficult Times" http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1573221414
/qid=/sr=/ref=lm_lb_2/002-2093568-4184821
Ron Wolfson,
"A Time to Mourn, a Time to Comfort (The Art of Jewish Living
Series)"
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1879045966/
ref=pd_sim_books/002-9273700-2256061
Naomi Levy, "To Begin Again : The Journey Toward Comfort,
Strength, and Faith in Difficult Times" http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0345413830/
ref=pd_sim_books/002-9273700-2256061
Lori Palatnik,
"Remember My Soul: What To Do In Memory Of A Loved One"
http://www.hebrewworld.com/books/Soul.html
Anne Brener, Jack Riemer (Foreword), William Cutter (Introduction),
"Mourning & Mitzvah : A Guided Journal for Walking the
Mourner's Path Through Grief to Healing", http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1879045230/
qid=/sr=/ref=lm_lb_1/002-2093568-4184821
V. Filmography
"The Siege", terrorist attacks in New York lead
to Martial law; film varies in its levels of consistency, development
and presentation, parts could be used for discussion today. See discussion
on the International Film Database
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0133952
"Jihad in America", PBS. Not a very popular documentary
in some countries, where it is claimed to be biased against Arab Americans,
but contains invaluable and incontrovertible documentation about what
kind of Islamic extremist activity has been going on in America under
the noses of the FBI - and the unwillingness of the establishment to
make waves about it.
http://www.ou.org/audio/video/jihad.ram
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