Ep. 7 - Teaching American Zionism Through Civics Education

The Grand Conversation: The Machon Siach Podcast

May 03 2021 | 00:38:22

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Show Notes

In this episode of The Grand Conversation, Rabbi Tully Harcsztark and Professor Avi Helfand join Dr. Rivka Press Schwartz to discuss their Enounter trip and the Machon Siach research group formed to explore the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from a range of disciplines. How do we as American Jewish educators think about and teach the conflict, especially when current events make it even more charged?

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