Israel@75 WebinarsCIE+
Live and recorded online discussions lasting less than an hour go in depth into specific aspects of the State of Israel, from its international relations to its domestic culture.
Dr. Susan Nashman Fraiman: Against the Canon: Voices of Diversity in Israeli Art (44:21)CIE+
In less than 45 minutes, Israeli educator Susan Nachman Fraiman presents a taste of the variety of voices in Israeli art that have emerged in the past 20 years: female, religious, Mizrahi, Ethiopian and Israeli-Palestinian, all of which are rich subjects in themselves. We examine a few examples of works from each of these sectors and try to understand the rich background from which they come. This video is from a session July 25, 2022, at the 21st annual CIE/ISMI Enrichment Workshop on Modern Israel.
Gil Troy and Steven Bayme, “Diaspora-Israel Relations: What Unites Jewish Communities” (37:26)CIE+
Jewish Historians Gil Troy and Steven Bayme cogently discuss the ties and tensions between Jewish communities, primarily between American and Israeli Jews. This 37 minute video is entwined with extraordinary vivid insights.
What Is Israel Education? A Panel Discussion (29:24)CIE+
In a 30-minute video drawn from a session July 24, 2022, at the 21st annual CIE/ISMI Enrichment Workshop on Modern Israel, four veteran Israel educators define Israel education, differentiate it from Israel advocacy, discuss how educators can do it better, and preview online, multilingual learning units in development through Israel’s Ministry of Education.
Jewish Peoplehood, Zionism and State Building (33:10)CIE+
Recorded March 20, 2022, this 33-minute presentation by Center for Israel Education President Ken Stein addresses how teachers’ decisions on when in history to begin the story of Israel alter what students learn about Zionism, the State of Israel and the Jewish people’s connection to the land.
Virtual Day School Teacher Seminar on Israel EducationCIE+
The videos and resources below, from CIE’s day school teacher seminar on Israel education March 20, 2022, offer ways to integrate modern Israel into classrooms with ample sources and activities on the topics of Zionism,…
Israel in Context: 30 Years After the Madrid Middle East Peace Conference (54:19)CIE+
This 54-minute webinar, recorded Oct. 27, 2021, is part of the Center for Israel Education’s “Israel in Context” series and is incorporated into an extensive set of documents, study guides, videos and other resources CIE has compiled at https://israeled.org/madrid-conference/ to mark the 30th anniversary of the Madrid Middle East Peace Conference, when Israel first sat at the same table with all of its immediate Arab neighbors to talk peace.
Explainer: Madrid 1991 — The Quest for Middle East Peace (video, 9:16)CIE+
October 18, 2021 Examine the events that led the United States and the Soviet Union to convene high-level delegations from Israel and all of its immediate Arab neighbors, as well as other regional parties, in…
Israel and American Jews: The Case for Advocacy, The Case for Content, Dr. Steven Bayme and Cheryl Fishbein, (50:06)CIE+
Support for Israel is important to most members of the U.S. Jewish community, but advocacy is effective only when it begins with a foundation of deep, nuanced Israel education.
Israel and American Jews: Cultural Ties and Tensions, Part 2, Dr. Ken Stein, Jay Schaefer, Jackie Weiss, Dr. Steven Bayme, June 16, 2021, (39:45)CIE+
In the second half of a conversation recorded June 16, 2021, during the 20th annual Enrichment Workshop on Modern Israel held by CIE and the Emory Institute for the Study of Modern Israel, people involved in education at various levels respond to former American Jewish Committee official Steven Bayme’s thoughts about the differences between the world’s two largest Jewish populations.
Israel and American Jews: Cultural Ties and Tensions, Part 1, Dr. Steven Bayme, (30:01) June 16, 2021CIE+
Former longtime American Jewish Committee official Dr. Steven Bayme combines the framework of books by Peter Beinart and Daniel Gordis with recent survey data to gain insights into the differences between the world’s two largest Jewish communities.
Critically Consuming Information About Israel and the Middle East, Ken Stein, Gabriel Epstein, Jackie Epstein, Jacqeline Berci, Avi Posen, Tal Grinfas-David (35:51)CIE+
How can adults and students alike know what information to trust about Israel and the Middle East, especially when it comes to social media? How can any of us learn to be critical consumers of…
Identity and Politics in Israel, Dr. Jonathan Rynhold (30:46)CIE+
Applying demographic statistics and polling data, Professor Jonathan Rynhold lucidly examines Israel’s politics through the lenses of ethnic, religious, and cultural diversity. He concludes that Israeli society and its political priorities are ever changing, evidenced by the June 2021 formation of Israel’s most ethnically and politically diverse government coalition ever formed.
The Sephardim: Making the State, Politics and Culture, Professor Yaron Ayalon (39:54)CIE+
In a 40-minute video recorded June 14, 2021, Dr. Yaron Ayalon of the College of Charleston and Rich Walter of the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta delve into the history and the political and cultural…
Explainer: The Presidency (6:18)CIE+
On June 2, 2021, Isaac Herzog was elected over Miriam Peretz to a seven-year term as Israel’s 11th president. When he takes office in July, succeeding Reuven Rivlin, he will become the first second-generation Israeli…
Israel in Context: Palestinian-Israeli Clashes, May 2021, Rabbi Mario Karpuj, Dr. Sarah Feuer, Dr. Ken Stein (53:46)CIE+
The Center for Israel Education’s “Israel: In Context and on the Ground” webinar series May 28, 2021, features a 54-minute discussion among Dr. Ken Stein, Dr. Sara Feuer and Rabbi Mario Karpuj to put the 11 days of fighting between Israel and Hamas into the larger context of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, Israeli and Palestinian politics, Middle Eastern diplomacy, and media coverage. A bibliography for further study is included.
Happy Israel Independence Day 2021! (20:21)CIE+
CIE asked friends and experts in the field of Israel Studies to discuss the challenges and successes of the State of Israel in this past year, and to reflect on the coming year. Below, we…
Fall of Liberal Zionism: CIE Board Members Yaron Ayalon and Nachman Shai (3-part series, 1:15:50, 1:07:34, 1:04:38),CIE+
CIE board members Nachman Shai, a former Knesset member and a Labor candidate in the March 2021 election, and Yaron Ayalon, the director of the Jewish studies program at the College of Charleston, discuss the decline and possibilities for revival of the once-dominant political left in Israel in a series of three online conversations held in the first three months of 2021.
The Israeli Supreme Court as an Engine for Social Change (22:29)CIE+
Speaking Feb. 14 to Jewish teen leaders, former Israeli Supreme Court clerk Gal Levy Ben Haim explains the Israeli judiciary and its role in society, using cases about LGBTQ and women’s rights as examples.
Israel in Context: Options and Realities for Biden’s Foreign Policy in the Middle East (47:41)CIE+
President Biden comes to the presidency with more Washington experience than any other former president. While he has designated a foreign policy team with significant experience, his immediate priorities will be domestic. With a razor thin senate majority why would he expend political capital in trying to find solutions to Middle Eastern issues that are highly complex, seemingly intractable, and culturally embedded? The exception might be seeking to curtail Iran’s nuclear and regional aggressiveness.
Ben-Gurion, Begin, Rabin and Lesser-Known Israeli Leaders (56:37)CIE+
A panel of educators studies Israel’s past and present for examples of people who showed how to make tough decisions, take people where they need to go and sometimes defy the crowd.
Lessons From the Remote Learning Front Lines (39:33)CIE+
A rabbi, a day school educator and a Federation/JCC executive reflect on the changes, for good and bad, to Jewish life since the COVID-19 shutdown.
Explainer: ‘You Are Alone’ — Israel’s Princes and Princesses of the Jewish People (6:50)CIE+
How do Israeli leaders balance the demands of serving their state and protecting the Jewish People worldwide?
