Ten Days of Birthright Israel (Brandeis Series in American Jewish History, Culture, and Life) - Tapa blanda

." . . the book is a success . . . Recommended." --Choice ."..the book is a success...Recommended."--Choice " the book is a success Recommended." Choice "[Ten Days of Birthright Israel] is pleasurable to read and highly recommended to those interested in a synthesis of the ambitious research into this impressive educational effort. It is to be hoped that this valuable evaluation will continue to track this program and its long-term sociological and pedagogical impact will be assessed."--American Jewish History "Readers will come away feeling that those parts of this book that are devoted to portraits of the participants in all aspects of Birthright Israel and what happens to them are enlightening and worthy of attention. Those who are unfamiliar with the program will be enriched by reading about this bold effort to insure Jewish continuity."--Jerusalem Post "[Saxe and Chazan] provide an informative insiders' account of how Birthright has become an agency that works with 30 different organizations to design and administer trips tailored to different types of young Jews (religious, secular, LGBT, environmentalist, etc.) from 56 countries."--Jewish Book Review ..".the book is a success...Recommended."--Choice "The book is a success. . . . Recommended."--Choice Choice" Jerusalem Post" American Jewish History" Jewish Book Review" The book is a success. . . . Recommended. "Choice"" -[Ten Days of Birthright Israel] is pleasurable to read and highly recommended to those interested in a synthesis of the ambitious research into this impressive educational effort. It is to be hoped that this valuable evaluation will continue to track this program and its long-term sociological and pedagogical impact will be assessed.---American Jewish History -The book is a success. . . . Recommended.---Choice -The greatest strength of the book lies in its grounding of the program in an educational philosophy emphasizing multi-sensory experience, peer-group creation, and -doing things Jewish- as the means of internalizing educational messages and fostering community ties and individual growth. . . . Behind-the- scenes accounts of the structuring of the Birthright trip offer a broad and vividly rendered context of educational goals and Jewish communal politics.---Studies in Contemporary Jewry -[Saxe and Chazan] provide an informative insiders' account of how Birthright has become an agency that works with 30 different organizations to design and administer trips tailored to different types of young Jews (religious, secular, LGBT, environmentalist, etc.) from 56 countries.---Jewish Book Review -Readers will come away feeling that those parts of this book that are devoted to portraits of the participants in all aspects of Birthright Israel and what happens to them are enlightening and worthy of attention. Those who are unfamiliar with the program will be enriched by reading about this bold effort to insure Jewish continuity.---Jerusalem Post [Saxe and Chazan] provide an informative insiders account of how Birthright has become an agency that works with 30 different organizations to design and administer trips tailored to different types of young Jews (religious, secular, LGBT, environmentalist, etc.) from 56 countries. Jewish Book Review" Readers will come away feeling that those parts of this book that are devoted to portraits of the participants in all aspects of Birthright Israel and what happens to them are enlightening and worthy of attention. Those who are unfamiliar with the program will be enriched by reading about this bold effort to insure Jewish continuity. Jerusalem Post" The greatest strength of the book lies in its grounding of the program in an educational philosophy emphasizing multi-sensory experience, peer-group creation, and doing things Jewish as the means of internalizing educational messages and fostering community ties and individual growth. . . . Behind-the- scenes accounts of the structuring of the Birthright trip offer a broad and vividly rendered context of educational goals and Jewish communal politics. Studies in Contemporary Jewry" [Ten Days of Birthright Israel] is pleasurable to read and highly recommended to those interested in a synthesis of the ambitious research into this impressive educational effort. It is to be hoped that this valuable evaluation will continue to track this program and its long-term sociological and pedagogical impact will be assessed. American Jewish History" The book is a success. . . . Recommended. Choice"

Since 2000, nearly one hundred fifty thousand young adult Jews have participated in Birthright Israel, conceived to curb assimilation by shifting an entire generation of Diaspora Jews from a trajectory of noninvolvement with the Jewish community to one of identity and engagement. birthright israel is a free ten-day educational experience available to any young adult Jew between the ages of eighteen and twenty-six. Most of those who have received the "gift" to reconnect with their heritage have been from North America and demand for the program has far exceeded available slots. Dozens of organizations served as trip sponsors, from campus-based Hillels, to youth movements, to private educational tour companies. Each group implemented a carefully planned model of experiential education that involved exposure to ancient and modern history, as well as to the people of Israel. Key to the program is participation of Israeli peers who spend half or more of the trip with their Diaspora counterparts. Although Birthright Israel's focus is parochial, with an emphasis on Jewish identity, the program provides a fascinating social laboratory in which to understand young adults' religious/ethnic identity and the impact of educational experiences. As a study of ethnic identity formation in postmodern society, it illuminates important lessons about how intensive exposure to one's heritage can be a catalyst for identity formation, as well as how educational programs can be made more engaging and effective. With Leonard Saxe and Barry Chazan serving as tour guides and interpreters, this story and analysis of Birthright Israel unfolds in ten chapters that parallel the ten days of the trip. This structure showcases the experiences of the participants, bringing them vividly to life, and shows how the program's effects may well last far beyond the time they spend together in Israel.