A Web Quest: Back to Hevron
by Rabbi Shmuel Jablon
INTRODUCTION:
A new group, "Jewish Students for Israel," has hired you to develop a new presentation, designed to educate American Jewish students as to whether Hevron is important to the Jewish People-- even after the time of the Bible.
In order to do this, you will need to learn as much as you can about post-Biblical Hevron. You will need to think about its importance to the Jewish People today. You will then be able to develop an original presentation.
TASK:
In this WebQuest you will need to learn as much as you can about the history of the City of Hevron (in English: Hebron).
You will then need to consider whether Hevron is important to the Jewish People today.
Finally, you will then develop a creative, original presentation to prove your case to a group of Jewish students living in America.
PROCESS:
Step one:
Learn as much as you can about this history of post-Biblical Hevron. Read the following web sites. Be sure to take notes!
www.wordtravels.com/
The City of Hevron
Graphic Time Line of Hebron History
Jewish Virtual Library: Hebron
Hevron (From the Land of Milk and Honey Web Book)
Stories and Legends About Hebron (Click HERE for English.... Click HERE for Hebrew)
Ma'arat haMachpela
Ma'arat HaMachpela Timeline (Remember to click the arrows by the picture/text box before going to the next period in history!)
Reports from Visitors to Hebron
A Video Tour of Ma'arat HaMachpela (These are longer downloads.)
Jewish Virtual Library: Ma'arat Machpela
More about ancient, non-Jewish rulers of Hevron
Josephus on the Roman's Conquering Hebron
The Crusaders (in and around Jerusalem)
Christian Visits to Hevron
Our Father Lutheran Church's Hebron Page
From: A Trip Abroad, by Don Carlos James
The Pogrom of 1929
Megillat Hebron (about the 1929 pogrom against the Jews of Hevron)
Time Magazine Article about the attacks on Jews in Hevron and Jerusalem
Time Magazine Article after the attacks on Jews in Hevron
Hevron after 1967
Time Magazine article about the attacks at Beit Haddasah
Step Two:
Develop a creative presentation in which you show other American Jewish students whether or not Hevron is important even today to the Jewish People. Your project may be a magazine article, brochure, web site, power point, or some other method acceptable to your bosses at the "Jewish Students for Israel." It must include:
 | a brief discussion of the importance of Biblical Hevron |
| description of how Jews tried to remain in Hevron |
| the difficulties Jews have faced throughout the history of Hevron |
| what has happened in Hevron since 1967 |
Click HERE to see how you will be evaluated!
If you are a FMS student, please email me your final project!
