YENRA — SEVEN-DAY JEWISH AMERICAN HERITAGE LEARNING LOG
Guide: https://yenra.com/jewish-heritage-week/
Updated: October 13, 2026

Allow about 20–30 minutes per session, or combine sessions. Use in any
month. Choose materials suitable for the readers' age and circumstances.
For each session, record creator, source link/catalog identifier, date,
place, one observation, an inference, and a question for further reading.

DAY 1 — PLACE
Choose an object in https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/haventohome/
Source and context:
Observation / inference / next question:

DAY 2 — VOICE
Choose a short interview segment in the Yiddish Book Center oral histories:
https://www.yiddishbookcenter.org/collections/oral-histories
Record both the interview date and the period recalled.
Source and context:
Observation / inference / next question:

DAY 3 — MOVEMENT
Find an exhibition item or document about migration or settlement.
Source and context:
Observation / inference / next question:

DAY 4 — EVERYDAY LIFE
Examine a photograph, household object, school record, or community notice.
Source and context:
Observation / inference / next question:

DAY 5 — LITERATURE
Read a poem, short story, or passage in a named edition.
Source and context:
Observation / inference / next question:

DAY 6 — COMMEMORATION
Compare the 2002 Jewish Heritage Week proclamation with the May observance:
https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2002/04/20020412-8.html
https://www.jewishheritagemonth.gov/About.html
Observation / inference / next question:

DAY 7 — CONNECTION
Write a paragraph connecting two sources. Identify one local collection
to investigate and check access arrangements with its holding institution.
Paragraph:
Next collection and question:

Keep the distinction between what an item directly shows and what you infer.
If collecting someone's story, agree on recording and sharing permissions first.