Museum of Jewish Heritage to give free tours to NYC 8th graders to combat antisemitism
Following a rise in antisemitic incidents and hate speech in New York City schools, the Museum of Jewish Heritage in Lower Manhattan will host free tours for eighth graders in public schools as part of a new initiative to teach students about the Holocaust.
Menin said she first approached the museum about the field trips after the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas militants in Israel killed 1,200 people, according to the Israeli government. Israel responded with an ongoing offensive in Gaza that has now killed more than 35,000 people, according to Gaza's health ministry.
A press release announcing the tours cited NYPD statistics showing 253 reported antisemitic incidents in the city from Oct. 7, 2023 to March 2024. That represented an 85% increase over the same period the previous year.
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