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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zakai, Sivan, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jewish children--United States--Attitudes toward Israel.

Jewish children.

Israel--Study and teaching.

Israel.

Education.

United States.

Physical Description:

ix, 253 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm

Other Title:

How American Jewish children think about Israel

Place of Publication:

New York : New York University Press, [2022]

Summary:

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. "The Place Where I Belong": Children's Conceptions of Home and Homeland 3

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

National Jewish Book Awards - Education and Jewish Identity, Winner, 2022

ISBN:

9781479808953

1479808954

9781479808984

1479808989

OCLC:

1264753294