| Program
Staff
Jo Monday, Vice President - Membership Services
Cindy Walter, Director
George Ann Barrett, Manager
Deban Becker, Manager
Kathy Elliott, Manager
Mary Fordham, Manager
Melinda Gaskill, Manager
Nicole McInnes, Manager
Shannon Riley, Manager
Myrna Monconduit, Secretary
For information on:
Photography, Family and Troop Camping, Project
Horizons, Equitation, Campership, Cadette Program
Resource, Parades, Puppetry Troupe, ACA
713-292-0313
Council History, Council Theme
Events, Health and Safety, Daisy/Brownie Program
Resource, 713-292-0224
Canoeing, Senior Program Resource,
Conservation, Lifeguards, Aquatic Weekend, Scuba
Diving, 713-292-0269
Science and Technology, Girl
Leadership, Bronze/Silver Award, Service Projects,
Council Choir, Carousel, Junior Program Resource
713-292-0232
High Adventure, Senior Senate,
Day and Twilight Camps, Carousel, Green Starlettes,
Senior Weekend, 713-292-0233
Travel, GEMS, 713-292-0262
Resident Camp, Sailing, Sports,
713-292-0353
If you have a special physical
or communication need that may impact your participation
in any of these activities, please consult the
Program Department prior to the program to discuss
accommodations. We
cannot ensure the
availability of appropriate accommodations without
prior notification of need. |
Girl Scouts San Jacinto Council
Program Patch
Jewish American Heritage
Revisions
by Julia K., Gold Award Recipient
Form F-93; Patch
Cost: $1.45
What are the Jews?
A Nation, A Nationality. A Culture. A Civilization,
A Religion?
Purpose:
Daisy through Senior Girl Scouts can develop an
understanding and an appreciation
of the culture of Jewish people in America through
exploration and experience.
Daisy:
Complete 4 activities, including the three
starred
Brownie: Complete 5 activities, including
the three starred
Junior: Complete 6 activities, including
the three starred
Cadette: Complete 7 activities, including
the three starred
Senior: Complete 8 activities, including
the three starred
| 1. Visit a synagogue or attend
a synagogue service or home Sabbath celebration
and learn the history of the ritual objects.
2. Read a Jewish fable or story. Share
it with friends or family.
*3. Where is Ellis Island? Why is it important
to Jewish-Americans? When were the years
of greatest influx of Jewish immigrants?
What countries did they come from? Where
did they settle?
4. Learn a traditional Jewish game or dance,
or make a craft. What is the meaning or
history of it?
5. Most traditional Jewish dishes were
brought or adapted from the immigrant’s
home country. Collect several recipes for
favorite Jewish foods. Select one or two
to prepare for your family or troop.
*6. Learn about life and contributions
of three Jewish Americans including at least
one woman. What did they contribute to improve
life in America? |
*7. Learn about three Jewish holidays and
the special foods and ritual items used in
the celebration.
8. The second settlement of Jews in the
American colonies was New Port, Rhode Island
(after a small group arrived in New Amsterdam,
later New York, in 1654 ), after leaving
Holland and Portugal and being ousted from
Brazil. Rhode Island was a colony founded
by Roger Williams in 1636 offering religious
freedom for everyone. There the Jewish settlers
prospered in shipping and commerce with
Europe, with many shops and factories located
in Newport.
9. What is Touro Synagogue? When was it
built? How old does that make the building?
Early American Jewish merchants were also
signers of protests against the Stamp and
Navigation Acts by England, were officers
in the American Revolution and helped finance
and supply the rebellious forces.
10. Name five current Jewish- Americans
in the Arts or Science (music, TV, movies,
art) and note their area of expertise. |
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