Israel@75
U.S.-Israel Relations: 75 Years and On
Aaron David Miller, Raphael Danziger, Ken Stein, 12/7/22The past, present and future of U.S.-Israel ties
edited Israel@75 webinar recording
Arab-Israeli Conflict: 1945 to 1949
Alon Kadish, Avraham Sela, Ken Stein, 12/25/22The events and actions of Jews, Arabs, British, Americans, the United Nations and others in a crucial, defining period in the birth of the State of Israel
edited Israel@75 webinar recording
Zionist & Israeli Culture in Words, Art & Music
Susan Nashman Fraiman, Areh Saposnik, Eli Sperling, Ken Stein, 1/18/23The development of distinctly Zionist and Israeli forms of culture
edited Israel@75 webinar recording
Changes and Continuities in the Israel-Jordan Relationship
Ghait al-Omari, Asher Susser, Ken Stein, 2/10/23Details from the history of Israel’s relationship with Jordan, including Israel’s willingness to lose the West Bank in 1948, Israel’s support for King Hussein in 1970, and the role of Palestinians and their identity
edited Israel@75 webinar recording
Israel@75: Firsthand Accounts of Israel’s Civil Society in Action
Nachman Shai, Jonathan Rynhold, Ken Stein, 5/9/23Details on the demonstrations against the proposed judicial overhaul in Israel and how they reflect traditions of Israeli democracy
Edited recording of Israel@75 webinar
Israel@75: Stories of Israel’s Founders and Declaration of Independence
Adina Karpuj, Debbie Sasson, 5/10/23Lessons about Israel’s founding document and its signers drawn from a project of the podcast company Israel Story
Edited recording of Israel@75 webinar and TILI session
Zionism Today With Gil Troy
Gil Troy, 2/20/23The author of “The Zionist Ideas” lays out the ongoing role of Zionism in Jewish peoplehood and the relationship between Diaspora and Israeli Jews to set the stage for CIE’s Zionism and Us Israel@75 event
recorded and edited presentation
Zionism and Us: Has Zionism Succeeded?
Peter Berg, Dave Silverman, Anat Sultan-Dadon, Elana Frank, Ken Stein, 4/26/23An expert panel speaks about what Zionism and Israel have accomplished, where they have fallen short, and what remains undone
Edited recording of live Israel@75 panel discussion
Zionism and Us: Israeli Innovation
Moran Mizrahi, Alan Wolk, Rachel Schonberger, Dana Neiger, 7/17/23How Israeli innovations in areas such as tech and medicine have been supported by and benefited Diaspora Jews, especially in Georgia
Edited recording of live Israel@75 panel discussion
75 Zionist Founders
Fall 2022Zionists whose main impact on the State of Israel came before May 1948
list of 75
75 Israelis From History
Fall 2022Important figures from Israeli history who are dead or retired from the public scene
list of 75
75 Crucial Non-Israelis
Fall 2022Non-Israelis who have helped shape what Israel is today
list of 75
75 Works of Art
Winter 2023Paintings, sculptures, mixed-media works and architecture of significance since the rise of the modern Zionist movement
list of 75
Declaration of Independence
Spring 2023A collection of resources to examine, analyze and teach the Israeli Declaration
CIE curated-resource landing page
Outside Resources
Spring 2023A curated collection of non-CIE Israel@75 resources, especially intended to supplement the lists of 75 CIE created
curated links
Zionist Calendars
Fall 2022 and continuingAn in-progress month-by-month look at key moments in Zionist history to facilitate teaching and learning
Today in Israeli History, timeline
Israel’s Economy at 75
Maran Mizrahi, Paul Rivlin and Tal Grinfas David, 7/25/23Israel’s economic history- ups and downs in 75 years; start-ups and glimpse at future
online teacher educator workshop
Zionism
Land and Jewish Nationhood: The Making of the Jewish State
Michael Berger, Ken Stein, 9/15/202223,000 years of Jewish connection to the Land of Israel and the strategies used by Zionists to prepare for statehood
edited session from annual educator workshop
Tierra y carácter de nación: la creación del estado judío
Michael Berger, Ken Stein, 12/13/223000 años de conexión judía con la Tierra de Israel y las estrategias que prepararon a los sionistas modernos para la creación de un estado en mayo de 1948.
Spanish-subtitled version of annual educator workshop session
Jewish Peoplehood, Zionism and State Building
Ken Stein, 1/12/23How the story you tell about Zionism and the Jewish people’s connection to the Land of Israel is affected by when you choose to begin the story
edited recording of online teacher seminar
Where Does Zionism go from Here?
Steven Bayme and Mauricio Friedman, 8/22/23A look at Zionism’s successes and its headings from US and Mexican viewpoints
edited recording from online teacher seminar
United States and Israel
Diaspora-Israel Relations: Differing Issues That Matter
Gil Troy, Steven Bayme, Ken Stein, 10/30/22Amid disagreements, what are the things the unite Jews in Israel and the Diaspora?
edited session from annual educator workshop
Israel Between East and West
Aviv Ezra, Alan Dowty, Eran Lerman, Ken Stein, 8/15/23How Israel has managed relations with superpowers and in its neighborhood as its needs and its global position have changed
edited session from annual educator workshop
Hebrew/Israeli Literature
El Renacimiento de la Lengua Hebrea
11/22/22The revival of Hebrew as a modern, everyday language
whiteboard video with Spanish subtitles
Israel as a Democracy
CIE Spotlight: Aweke Kobe Zena, Anti-Racism Coordinator
Aweke Kobe Zena, Michael Jacobs, 2/28/23Edited interview with the head of the anti-racism office of Israel’s Justice Ministry
CIE newsmaker interview
Context and Consequences of Israel’s Proposed Judicial Overhaul
Ken Stein, 2/28/23The background, details and potential consequences of the Israel’s proposed changes to the judicial system
Unedited recording of hybrid in-person/online lecture (posted by co-host Torah Center ATL)
Israeli Protests, Civic Action and the Proposed Judicial Overhaul
Doron Shultziner, Tal Grinfas-David, 8/2/23An examination of the demonstrations for and against Israel’s proposed judicial overhaul and how they continue long-term trends in Israeli civil society
edited session from annual educator workshop