Itzchak Rabin
Activities
for middle and high school students to mark 21 years
since the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin
since the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin
Rationale These activities generate discussion about
the inherent power of words and their ability to change reality. It enables
examination of the points of contact between the period preceding Rabin's
assassination, filled with incitement and violence, and the current digital era and its dangers.
The tremendous exposure to the internet, particularly among
children and youth, increases the need for education and supervision. Above
all, it compels each and every one of us to behave responsibly and carefully,
to be fully aware of the power of words and the personal, social and political
messages that once uploaded, can never be taken back or removed.
The lesson plan is modular and consists of several
parts:
For your convenience, the parts we recommend you do
not skip over because of their direct relevance to the Memorial Day are marked
with an asterisk.
ý (**) Part 1
(pp. 2-3): "The power of words" – two options for an opening activity
(10-15 mins)
ý (**) Part 2
(pp. 4-6): "Taking responsibility for your words" – studying a poster
designed to mark the 21st anniversary of Yitzhak Rabin's death and
finding similarities and differences between it and the caricature entitled
"Words kill" published two days after Rabin's assassination (30-45
mins)
At the end of Part 2, the teacher can either sum up
the activity or move on to the next part.
ý Part 3 (pp.
7-8): "If you say it – do it! That's how you take responsibility for your
words" – whole class and group work, formulating procedures and "rules
of thumb" to ensure responsible and careful use of words, especially on
the internet and social media (30 mins).
ý Part 4 (pp.
9-10): "By your hand - Your words create reality". Look
at the film Your words create reality as well as the poem "By your
hand" by Wislawa Szymborka: (20-25 mins)
ý Part 5 (p.
11) Suggested summation
ý Part 6 (pp.
11-13) Appendices and tools
Begin with the following:
On Saturday, November 4, 1995 (12 Cheshvan), Prime
Minister and Minister of Defense Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated at the end of a
rally in support of his policies.
A Jewish assassin who opposed his politics murdered
him.
This year we are marking the 21st
anniversary of Yitzhak Rabin's death.
Rabin was born in Jerusalem in 1922 and held a long
list of public offices: a commanding officer of the Palmach, IDF Chief of
Staff, Israel ambassador to the US, MK , minister and prime minister.
Two years after his assassination, in 1997, a law was
passed in the Knesset to the effect that every year on 12, Cheshvan, Israel
will hold a memorial day for Yitzhak Rabin, on which schools and IDF units conduct
activities dealing with the figure of Yitzhak Rabin and the importance of
preserving democracy in Israel.
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