[1][2] During World War II, approximately 30,000 Jewish men and women fought back against the Germans and their collaborators as partisans (armed resistance fighters behind enemy lines).
[3][4] JPEF provides free educational resources for public, Jewish and other parochial and private schools, including short documentary films, lesson plans, study guides, and online teacher-training.
[18][19] Teacher Training Online professional development courses on Jewish armed resistance during the Holocaust are offered on JPEF's website, with continuing education units awarded through Touro College.
The exhibit, curated by Jill Vexler, has been displayed in more than 30 cities in the United States, Canada, Israel, Poland, South Africa, Australia and Switzerland.
[22][23][24] JPEF has produced 12 short documentaries directed by Braff, and narrated by Ed Asner, Larry King, Liev Schreiber, and Tovah Feldshuh.