The Hero in Me by Emma Carlson Berne

Explore character-building through inspirational profiles developed
in conjunction with Beit Hatfutsot: The Museum of the Jewish people.Meet
a diverse array of Jewish heroes--from the Prophets and modern Jewish
history to social activism and Hollywood--including young contemporary
heroes, each of whom can serve as a role model to inspire young people
to be their best selves.

Explore how five key character strengths--Courage, Kindness, Creativity, Curiosity, and Fairness--develop in others and in ourselves, told in 8-page booklets, each focused on one of the specific character
traits.For example, the booklet about Fairness spotlights U.S. Supreme
Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg; Mississippi civil rights workers
James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and MIchael Schwermer; the prophet Isaiah;
and Jacob Revels, an 18 year-old community organizer.Each
shrink-wrapped set of The Hero in Me includes five booklets, one for
each of the character traits.

SPECIAL FEATURES

• What Would You Do? Students consider how they would approach a situation similar to one that the hero encountered.
• Work Your Muscles: Exercises for cultivating the trait within yourself.
• In Their Words: Real quotes from the featured heroes.
• From the Text: Text from Jewish tradition that touches on the features trait.
• Listen Up: Songs that focus on traits, with digital links to listen online.

CONTENTS

• Courage: Queen Esther, acitvist Natan Sharansky, middle-schooler Sam Verstandig
• Kindness: Dona Gracia Nasi,medical organizer Henrietta Szold, factory owner Aaron Feuerstein, teenager Sara Blau
• Creativity: King David, director Steven Spielberg, food historian and teacher Michael Twitty; medical clown Sela Boord
• Curiosity: Maimonides, robotics engineer Amit Goffer, college student Tamar Beer
• Fairness: Isaiah, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader
  Ginsburg, civil rights workers James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael
  Schwermer, community organizer Jacob Revels