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My second-favorite country : how American Jewish children think about Israel /

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"Drawing on a longitudinal study of Jewish children in the United States, this book presents Jewish children's learning about Israel as a rich case for understanding how children develop ideas and beliefs about self, community, nation, and world over the course of elementary school"--

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Zakai, Sivan (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : New York University Press, [2022]
Subjects:
Jewish children > United States > Attitudes toward Israel.
Israel > Study and teaching.
Education.
Israel.
United States.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. "The place where I belong": children's conceptions of home and homeland
  • 2. "Once upon a time God made Israel": children's narrations of Israel's history
  • 3. "Israel vs. the other team": children's understanding of the Israeli-Arab/Palestinian conflict
  • 4. "Why didn't you tell me?": civics, politics, and children's righteous anger.