Daniel Osborn
Cognoscenti contributor
Daniel Osborn, Ed.D., is a history educator, education researcher, and nonprofit professional dedicated to multicultural and global visions of education. He is the author of "Representing the Middle East and Africa in Social Studies Education: Teacher Discourse and Otherness" and the forthcoming "Levantine Vignettes: An Educator's Account of Border Crossing in the Middle East;" the founder of Project Mosaics, an education nonprofit focused on the diversity and global nature of Jewish identity and culture; the creator and host of "Joy and Conversation," a podcast about Jewish history and culture.
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There is no unifying story for Passover this year
The cohesion that Passover has provided Jews for millennia is currently strained in ways I cannot remember and cannot fathom, writes Daniel Osborn. We are telling different stories and speaking...
I believe we can 'heal this world, together' — that is what I'll teach my son
Daniel Osborn was raised in an interfaith home, and when he became a father, he wanted to instill in his son an affinity for cultural exchange. He built reminders of...
How My High School History Classes Failed Me
James Loewen, who died recently, helped me understand that history teachers and textbooks can etch myths that stoke patriotism into the minds of students, writes Daniel Osborn.
I’m An American Jew. Let Me Tell You Stories Of Palestine
I am fixated on the intimate moments I’ve shared because I refuse to erase the humanity of those caught in this most recent episode of inhumanity, writes Daniel Osborn.
An Educator Confronts 'Casual Bigotry' — Abroad And At Home
These stereotypes are part of the social ether, circulating in public and private, abroad and at home. They surround students inside and out of school — and they can define...
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At Passover, Reckoning With The Refugees Of Our Time
To tell the story of Passover divorced from the refugee crisis today is to the profound detriment of the tens of millions of people who have been uprooted by conflict,...