"Why Israel?" Re-Viewing Israel Education through the Lenses of Civic and Political Engagement

Autor/inn/en	Pomson, Alex; Held, Daniel
Titel	"Why Israel?" Re-Viewing Israel Education through the Lenses of Civic and Political Engagement
Quelle	In: Journal of Jewish Education, 78 (2012) 2, S.97-113 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1524-4113
DOI	10.1080/15244113.2012.682338
Schlagwörter	Jews; Citizen Participation; Foreign Countries; Literature; Day Schools; High School Students; Political Attitudes; Alienation; Interviews; Student Attitudes; Israel + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Jew; Jude; Jüdin; Juden; 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung; Ausland; Literatur; Day school; Halbtagsschule; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Entfremdung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Schülerverhalten
Abstract	This article takes up categories from literature on political and civic engagement to help make sense of data collected from interviews with 40 American Jewish day high school students about what they think and feel about Israel. Viewed through a set of lenses that distinguish between the manifestations and motivations of political and civic engagement, the article helps clarify why young Jews, even when actively and positively engaged with Israel, are uncomfortable labeling themselves as Zionists. The analysis points to an important distinction between the concepts of Israel as "home" and "homeland." The article also raises important questions about what is presumed to be an increasing distance or alienation from Israel among young American Jews. (Contains 6 footnotes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10