Jewish Identity and History in K-12 Education

Against a backdrop of rising antisemitism in the United States, and given the evidence that enhanced knowledge and education about Jews, Judaism, and the Jewish experience, including Israel and the Holocaust, can make a difference on mitigating antisemitic attitudes, the One8 Foundation has focused attention on ensuring high-quality, impactful, scaled K-12 education on Jewish identity and history-related topics. Our efforts to date have included research, field-building, and grantmaking. See below for key materials related to this work. This page will be updated as additional resources are developed.

Research on Antisemitic Attitudes in America

In 2022-3, One8 partnered with ADL and NORC at the University of Chicago on a large-scale research study to better understand contemporary attitudes toward Jews and Israel. The findings from this study revealed that greater knowledge and education about Jews, Judaism, the Holocaust, and contemporary antisemitism is linked with lower levels of antisemitic attitudes.

ANTISEMITIC ATTITUDES IN AMERICA RESEARCH REPORT

Jewish Identity and History in K-12 Education Ecosystem Mapping

In fall 2024, the One8 Foundation developed an ecosystem mapping of providers that work in the space of Jewish Identity and History in K-12 Education. We found a robust yet fragmented field, and identified several opportunities for the field to have greater impact. See below for a summary memo outlining key findings from this project, as well as the full ecosystem mapping report.

Summary Memo

Jewish Identity and History in K-12 Education Ecosystem Mapping: Full Report

Jewish-Identity-and-History-in-K-12-Education-Ecosystem-Mapping-Report