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• learn about human rights
• learn new vocabulary
• participate in a discussion on the
topic of human rights
In this Lesson you will: In this Lesson you will:
“Men are born and remain
free and equal in rights.”
The French Declaration of the Rights
of Man and of the Citizen, France,
August 26, 1789.
)"בני האדם נולדו ונשארים חופשיים ושווים בזכויותיהם."(
1. The rights which belong to the French nation
2. The rights which belong to the European people
3. The rights which belong to every human being in the world
4. The rights which belong to rich people.
What does the term “Human Rights” mean?What does the term “Human Rights” mean?
The French Declaration of the
Rights of Man and of the Citizen
was created in 1789, during the
French Revolution.
The French Revolution was the
first time in modern European
history that the “people” rebelled
against their rulers.
They decided that they should
have self - rule.
In order to build a new society,
the French people wrote a set of
rules .
Can you predictCan you predict
what these rules werewhat these rules were??
The French people declared that
every person has basic rights.
His place of birth, his color and
religion are irrelevant .
Complete the following sentences:
• We live in a _____________________.
• The French people wrote a set of ________ .
• Every person should have _______ rights.
• Men and women are ____________.
• Judaism is a ________ .
rules, society, human beings, basic, religion
A democratic country should protect
a person’s “natural rights.”
• his right to be a free man
• his right to own property
• his right to security
“Natural rights” are the rights a
person should get from the moment
he is born.
The second rule: The second rule:
On December 10, 1948 the
General Assembly of the United
Nations declared the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights.
What happened from 1789
to 1948?
Refugees in Rwanda (Africa ,)1996
Russian troops entering a city in Chechnya 2001
Slavery in America -14th century to 1862
The Nazi regime -
1933-1945
“ All human beings are born free and equal in
dignity and rights”.
“All human beings are born free and equal in
dignity and rights”.
The United Nations’ (UN)
Universal Declaration of Human
Rights declares:
כל בני האדם נולדים שווים בכבודם "ובזכויותיהם"
US
UK
China
Russian Federation
France
Syria
Match the following flags to their country:
The United Nations was established on
the 24th of October 1945 by 51
countries. The UN’s goal is to keep
peace in the world,
The BeginningThe Beginning
Today, nearly every nation in the
world belongs to the UN.
Membership now totals 189
countries.
QuestionsQuestions
1. When was the UN established?
2. How many countries became
members of the UN in 1945?
3. Why did these countries unite?
4. How many countries belong to
the UN today?
1. The UN was established in 1945.
2. 51 countries became members of the UN in 1945.
3. These countries united to keep peace in the world.
4. 189 countries belong to the UN today.
AnswersAnswers