Israeli Identity and Society Through Music and Pop Culture
Dance along as waves of Jewish immigration mix with indigenous traditions to create a unique culture reflecting a world of Jewish and non-Jewish influences across Israel’s diverse society.
Israel curriculum primarily focuses on Israel and not on Jewish studies or Jewish history. Of course, the context of modern Israel history or Israel studies evolves from the Jewish past. Here we are focusing on Zionism and Israel for formal and informal education settings. The following component elements are provided:
• Key curated essentials
• Self-learning, on-demand units
• Age-appropriate curriculum guides
• Teaching outlines and lesson plans
• Suggested terms, ideas and concepts
• Research bibliographies
• College syllabi
• Weekly Torah portion
College Syllabus: “Contesting Holy Places in Israel and Palestine”
“Contesting Holy Places in Israel and Palestine” Dr. Yitzhak Reiter, Emory University, Fall 2018 This course focuses on the contested holy places in Israel and historical Palestine as national and political symbols for consolidating internal…
College Syllabus: “Jerusalem in Regional Politics”
“Jerusalem in Regional Politics” Dr. Yitzhak Reiter, Emory University, Fall 2018 Jerusalem is a city holy to the world’s three monotheistic religions and a rallying point for contesting groups in the Middle East. This course…
College Syllabus: “The Struggle for Israeli Identity”
“The Struggle for Israeli Identity” Nahum Karlinsky, Graduate Seminar, Ben-Gurion University, Spring 2016 We start by outlining the construction of Israel’s collective identity during the state’s formative years. We then discuss the shattering of that…
College Syllabus: “Arabs in a Jewish State: The Arab Minority in Israel — Between Integration and Alienation”
“Arabs in a Jewish State: The Arab Minority in Israel — Between Integration and Alienation” Eli Rekhess, Undergraduate Seminar, Northwestern University, Fall 2012 This seminar focuses on minority-majority relations in Israel, with special emphasis on…
