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Jewish Immigration, Popular Culture, and the Birth of the Comic Book
Activities

Create Pop Culture
  • Research the experiences and historic times of another ethnic group that immigrated to the United States.

  • Create a comic book or graphic novel that reflects the experiences of the ethnic group.

Essay
  • Ask the students to write an essay that focuses on the following question: In what ways did the experience of Jewish immigrants (both first- and second- generation) in the United States give rise to the comic book in popular culture?






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