B4 (PM group on Fri. Oct. 17)

Matt C.
I liked the trip it was cool. I liked how we go to make an exhibit using the artifacts. I think however they should expand on what the have and make it more detailed.

Kendall
Last week we went to the National American Jewish History Museum. It's half a museum and the other half is a Temple. While walking down a narrow hallway, I noticed it was filled with beautiful jewels and treasures. The glass cases help cups for holy holidays. The exhibit we went to was called Memories. We talked about what memories are and what they mean to us. Next we had to make our own exhibit we got into groups and were given a box. In that box we old items of someone’s. We had to put the items in a glass box and tell a story of the person and there items. Our exhibit was called the Rose Jeck Exhibit. We had a songbook that she owned, a holy gateway that she hung over her door to let in holy sprits, and a glass that was hers for the holy holidays. Our stories were not only informational but fun as well. I would love to go again.

Shayana
At the NMAJH I really enjoyed working with my partners who were Mierra, Zarinah, and Ishaiah and making our own exhibit to display to our classmates, the most part at the museum was when we were able to name the exhibit that we made. Learning about the Jewish history was interesting, when we arrived there we learned that Jews worn a patch when they came to the United States and I also enjoyed that we had the lady named Ms. Johanna give us our own job when did the exhibit. When people work in groups there is a lot of hard work that there is to be done and working together gets the job done much faster and I wish we could go another time to stay longer.

Olivia
The trip to NMAJH on Friday was a funny and frustrating trip. I like that fact that at the museum they had a game for us to play. We had to create an exhibit with the box that we were given. The people that were in my group were Olivia, Michael, Jacqueline, and Shaquille. We tried to work together but it was extremely hard. But our whole thing wasn't the worst but it wasn't the best. Over the entire trip was a good one.

Jade
On Friday October 17th we visited the NMJH art Museum. I was in a group of five. The people that was in me group was Britty, Karena, Channell and Sharifa, and me. When we went to the museum we had to make an exhibit. In our exhibit we had a Jewish bible, a Jewish scroll, a passport, a medal and a hymnbook. We had written a small description about each object. After we put our exhibit together we did a short presentation. That is what we did when we went to the NMJH museum.

Jackie
When we went to NMAJH it was a very interesting museum. A man named Dan greeted us; he answered questions we had about the Jewish religion. They had an activity planned for us. We got a box of items containing Jewish artifacts. We had to create an exhibit with the artifacts we received, we had to tell a story about what our exhibit represents. My role in the project was to be the storyteller. It was a very enlighten experience.

Sharifa
The trip on Friday was very good because I got to know what are Jewish traditions, such as the type of bible they read and the hymnbook they use. I also liked the fact that we worked in groups to create our own little display. It was a difficult task because we all had different opinions, but we got it together as a group. Our display was different and unique because we came up with the idea of or display going around. We didn't have much time to go over our work and make sure we had everything organized. I really think this was a good experience and I will do it a million times over if I have to.

Marcus S.
On our trip to Nmajh there were a lot of things that went well and things that were interesting. One was how they were so organized in letting have our own exhibit out of passed on Jewish history. In my group it was me (Marcus), Elicia, Mathew, and Kendall. Our exhibit was about the life style of a lady named rose. She was a Jewish person as well, she had diploma's, and what the Jewish people songbook. Our presentation went well and others did to. What went bad is weren't able to see the other exhibits, and we couldn't have two or more people present. All the presentations went well and I have learned a lot about Jewish history that I have never new about Jewish people before. I wish to go back sometime this year and learn more about their culture and go to the other exhibits they have, and go to their new museum that open in 2010.

Zarinah
Last Friday we went to the Jewish museum called The Nmjah. When we got there what we did was talk about the museum and how the Jewish celebrate their religion. Then there was a lady who told us
we were going to create an exhibit. We had to get in groups. In my group was Shayana, Mierra, Ishaya and I. The name of our exhibit was The War Of The Jews. In our exhibit were facts about a man named Jacob Hurwitz and how he was in World War 2. We actually had fun at the museum, and we learned a lot about some Jewish people.

Brittany J
My experience at the National Museum of American Jewish History was great. I learned that making an exhibit for a museum isn't at all easy. The people in my group was Channell, Jade, Karina, and Sharifa. We were told that we have to put on gloves so that the objects won't get smeared with fingerprints. My group had to put a group of items together that told a story. We had to measure the items to make sure that they fit evenly into the see-thru box. After that we made labels with short descriptions of the items so that the people viewing our exhibit could know what they were looking at. Our group tried to put the objects in different angles so that viewers could walk around the exhibit. Sharifa was the presenter she got up and told everyone about our exhibit. I didn't like the fact that she didn't know what to say when the word were on the cards. That made me embarrassed but no one could tell because we kept a smile on our face. I also wish that we had more time. In conclusion I believe that NMAJH is a very well put together museum and if you're in the area you should stop by!

Shia
When we went to nmajh we had an activity to do. They planned for us to create an exhibit where we all had to tell a story
And explain to our classmates. My group members were ishaiah
(me),shayana, mierra, and zarinah we all worked together.

Our title was the war of jews. Our exhibit showed the
History of jews, what they wore, and what they did.i liked how we had different duties like when i had to measure
Everything. It didn't like when we wern't able to talk about the jews background. We really wanted to here the lady's story but instead they told us we had to do the exhibit. What I learned is that we all have to work together as a group and agree because if you don't the work will not get done.

Karena
The trip on Friday was pretty interesting to me. I have always been interested in learning about other cultures, and for some reason I always liked the Jewish culture. I think that it's something that there is a lot of racism over, and yet many people don't even know much about the culture. It was really interesting to see the different artifacts, and primary sources of that particular culture, and how it was used. I also sort of liked trying to figure out some one's story without talking to them, and only using certain objects, or documents. It was however slightly difficult because all the artifacts in the box were really interesting, however we could only pick and chose our favorites. That goes to show that not every thing in history is told accurately, and many details are left out. Overall going to the museum was a good experience for me.

Shaquille
We went to NMJH on Friday October 17. We learned so much; my group consisted of three other people (Jackie, Olivia, and Michael). We got there, the tour guide gave us a little bit of history about Jews, such as, where their really from (Spain) and he told us a little about what they eat, about their religion (they don't believe in Jesus Christ and believe your a man where you 13 which is a Bar Mitzvah) when we got there and learned some things, the tour guide gave us a little assignment which was that they gave us a little box, which had 12 items in there. We had to put together a little display section in a little box, which would show some type of Jewish history. My group had a box full of things about one person, Mark S Swork. He was an artist who described his situation in life whether it was his sexual desires, his marriage, his dreams or just anything he was feeling. My group put together a display based on that, which also included his marriage license, his high school diploma, manure, and his sketchbook. My experience was pretty cool because I learned a lot about a religion I didn't know but despite my group’s petty arguments, we pulled together and got what we had to do done. Overall it was cool

Elicia
I really enjoyed the trip to NMAHJ I enjoyed it because we got to make our own display and make up a story for them, thank you again for taking us on this trip. Thanks again and have a great day!=:>

Michael P
The trip last Friday to NMAJH was interesting. I did not like somebody in my group, and I thought that our presentation was not good at all. I think that it looked messy compared to everybody else's. Other than that I think that it was a good trip. I am interested in learning more about Jewish American history. Before Friday I was ignorant to many facts about the Jewish religion. I hope that we will be able to go back to the museum soon.

Mierra
On Friday when my class went to "NMAJH", I learned a lot about Jewish history! I've learned that their history is just as important as our American history and African-American history. When we made our display, my group consisted on Isahaiah, Shayanna and Zarina. Our display was about Jewish joining the "Air Raiders." In our display, we had a lot of important things but one of the things that stood out was the tool in which the Jewish use to pray. This was an awesome experience for my classmates and myself!