Issue 30

7th Nisan 5764

29th March 2004

Greetings from the JEDmaster

Israel at Heart
UK release of "The Passion"
European Council of Jewish Communities
Atid Fellows
Senior Educators Program - Melton Centre

The dates for Israel at Heart are as follows:

London 25 April - 2 May

Scotland/Manchester/Leeds 2 May - 9 May
If you are interested please email Shlomit Sattler at shlomit@ujs.org.uk

Due to the close proximity of the release of "The Passion" and the end of term, we were not able to arrange a suitable time for a meeting. You will find below a set of resources which may suit your teaching situation, with regard to the film. These include some individual reactions, lesson plans and background material. Please examine them carefully before deciding to use them. If you feel that an educators meeting would still benefit you in dealing with some of the issues please email Simon Goulden at simon@aje.org.uk

Some of the following are full articles but most are extracts with links to download the whole document.

The Movie - response from Leon Weissberg - JEC, Executive Director- Bocca Raton

I too saw the movie - response from Glenn Karonsky Executive Director - Center for Jewish Living & Learning

THE JUDAEAN CRISIS: WHAT SHOULD WE DO NEXT?

The Passion of Faith and the Passion of Image Dr. Naftali Rothenberg - Article in Ha'aretz February 2004

The Auerbach Central Agency for Jewish Education
Suggested Lesson Plan for Teens and Young Adults

The Bureau of Jewish Education of Greater Boston
with
New Directions in Catholic-Jewish Dialogue
A program of the Anti-Defamation League, New England Region and the Archdiocese of Boston

“THE PASSION”
A Resource Manual
The American Jewish Committee

The Movie

I did it. I bit the bullet. I went to see what the talk was about when it
came to The Movie. What is really amazing is that as I begin to express my
observations everyone reading this knows exactly to which movie I am
referring. I went in the middle of the day not with any organized group or
any organized effort, but with a colleague and her father to a theater with
another 25 people in attendance. All seniors and from the general ambience
in tone primarily Jewish. And so I sat back, and prepared myself for this
seemingly engaging experience.

The movie was genuinely a powerful cinematic production. There can be no
doubt about it! I will be the first to recommend it for awards in
cinematography, film editing, makeup, and all the other technical
recognitions that a movie can achieve. Clearly, this is a movie that can
have an impact on a Christian community that will probably be overwhelming
for years to come. I can totally understand how believers will leave with a
genuine sense that the suffering of Jesus was the greatest suffering that
anyone has ever endured. I can readily appreciate how a believer will become
passionate in expressing their angst over his suffering and that they have a
reason to love him.

The Movie makes no bones about showing the last hours of his life as one of
torture, torture, and more torture. For forty-five minutes the audience is
subjected to watching Jesus being beaten and whipped graphically. Very
little is left to the imagination of the audience. The "R" rating for this
movie is genuine and serious, and should not be taken for granted. The
violence is astonishing! The blood, the tearing of the skin, the flalings
are vivid. The pain that a Christian audience will feel can only be imagined
by those of us who do not follow that faith. After the exhaustive ride of
the torturing and the beatings, I realized that the Crucifixion had not yet
even begun. I took a deep breath as that particular section of The Movie
began to unfold. Once again the viewer is subjected to the harsh treatment
of Jesus on the road; his collapse at the various stations toward the final
crucifixion; the inhuman whippings of the Roman soldiers; the nails piercing
his palms, his feet, and the thorns embedded into his head by sadistic,
cruel Romans leaves the viewer exhausted.

I've tried to portray here a sense of what this Movie is providing the
Christian viewer. There is a power in Mel Gibson's production that clearly
is intended to generate passion, emotions, feelings, and genuine sense of
the suffering, the degradation, and the pain of Jesus during this ordeal.
The question I ask is, "What will happen to the people leaving the movie
theater as a result of this pain?". To begin with the historical
inaccuracies of the movie are paramount. We are reliant on the good faith of
Mel Gibson that this movie resembles "truth". The depiction of Pontius
Pilate and his wife Claudia are the most fictitious account that I believe
has ever been written in Biblical literature. The depiction of King Herrod
as a gay, orgy-prone fool is incredibly creative. The account of the trial
by the Priests of "Yeshiyahu" is an absurd description of the Jewish courts
of that time. The costuming of the Priests in Talleisim (prayer shawls) is
clearly a fabrication since those garments were not worn for centuries to
come. The role of the Jewish crowd in the courtyard chanting "Crucify Him,
Crucify Him" is a flagrant disregard for accuracy. More than anything else,
the presentation of Barabas as the alternative "criminal" to be crucified
and given as a choice to the crowd is a mockery of the role that the heroic
Jewish guerrilla fighter Barabas played in trying to overthrow the Romans in
Jerusalem. The attempt to make Barabas appear similar to Quasimodo is
literary license beyond acceptable standards.

There are many other inaccuracies in The Movie that doesn't need to be
expounded upon by me since others have done a much more effective job. This
begs the question then, "Is there anti-Semitism in The Movie?". Once again,
I defer that discussion to others. My observation basically focuses on a
movie that I believe provides a target audience with a renewed spiritual
commitment to their belief. A movie that does that on the backs of
historical fiction, and a movie that provides the Western world with grist
for discussions, debates, and a reawakened sense of true history of that
particular "Biblical" period. If it provides Jews with an opportunity to
reawaken their understanding of Judaism and even their understanding of
Christianity, then there is value. If it provides Jews with an opportunity
to get together and talk Torah, and talk about text, and discuss what it
means to be Jewish then there is value. If it provides Jews an opportunity
to organize and institute renewed thinking on what does Judaism say about
messianism, about our Messiah, then it has value.

We should not look at this movie as strictly being a film that will lead to
anti-Semitism, since that would happen with or without this movie. I believe
we should be taking the opportunity to use this movie to create discussions,
to formulate ideas, and to reinforce our own teachings on the strengths, the
quality, and the value of being Jewish, espousing Judaism, practicing Jewish
rituals that are part of our tradition and heritage for over 3500 years.
Being Jewish is more than just bagels & lox regularly and matzah once a
year. Being Jewish is an awakened sense of awe that there are those in the
21st century who still need to find a vehicle to attack Judaism. For those
of us who are aware of our Jewish traditions there can be nothing more
powerful and nothing for which one can be more proud. We need to learn more
about what Judaism is, what God is and what was meant when the Torah says,
"You shall be to Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation." (Ex 19:6)

In the words of Hillel, the rest is commentary...go learn!

Leon Weissberg
JEC, Executive Director
9901 Donna Klein Blvd.
Boca Raton, Fl. 33426
(561) 852-6013; fax: (561) 852-6043
www.jewishboca.org <http://www.jewishboca.org/>
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I too saw the movie

I too saw the movie and enjoyed Leon's take. I'm not going to share my take
but rather share a glimpse of my experience at the movie house.

The showing was entirely sold out save one seat in the first row. Yeshu's
blood dripped directly onto my head for that entire 45 minute scene.

I was seated in the midst of a group that had come together from a local
church; Baptist I think. All were black and no sooner had I settled into my
seat when they broke out into a chorus of quiet singing; something very
spiritual, quiet and moving. The lights dimmed and the movie began. As
the torture continued, the woman on my left started to sob. The woman on
my right had her hands clasped together as if in prayer and she remained
that way throughout. I looked back repeatedly during the showing and given
my prime front row location could clearly see the faces of many in the
audience. Complete and total attention to every scene and every detail. The
movie actually ends on an upbeat note with shacharit and Yeshu's departure
from the tomb. The final scene was greeted with a standing ovation.

In closing, there is something profound to Leon's observation. Clearly,
this movie is going to make an impact like none other. Thanks to all who
have shared materials with us. We are going to need all of it. I don't
always wear my kippah, but I did on this day and I was approached by three
or four different people, including the pastor of the church group. One
woman hugged me and thanked me for coming. The pastor asked me my thoughts
and we had a wonderful and positive discussion about the potential of the
movie as a means of reinvigorating "the faith."

The historical inaccuracies and negative portrayal of our Jewish ancestors
is blatantly negative, horrible, and ugly. On the other hand, the movie
is here and just about everyone in the world is going to see it. If my
experience in Oakland is any sort of paradigm, the ride might be rough; but
might not be quite as horrific as some of us have feared.

Glenn Karonsky
Executive Director
Center for Jewish Living & Learning
Jewish Community Federation of the Greater East Bay
Phone: 510-839-2900 x231
Fax: 510-839-9945
300 Grand Ave.
Oakland, Ca. 94610
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THE JUDAEAN CRISIS: WHAT SHOULD WE DO NEXT?

Gathered now in Jerusalem for Sukkot 45 C.E. are representatives of each of the groups in the Jewish world. While they are olei regel (pilgrims) who have journeyed to Jerusalem for the festival, they, as everyone, are concerned about the future of Judaism and the Jewish people. As they gather in the Sukkah to celebrate, they are discussing the current crisis. Each has a unique viewpoint and specific concerns. Already there have been sporadic riots in the country to protest Roman rule. There is concern among all groups regarding who will be suitable leaders and how Jewish practices will be continued. Despite differences all of the pilgrims are committed Jews who felt it was their duty to journey to Jerusalem. They hope to formulate a plan to handle the current crisis. Tomorrow, after the festival, they will present their ideas to the leaders of Judean Jewry. They must come to a decision: How should they respond to the loss of self-rule? What are the possibilities? The risks? Their recommendations?
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The Passion of Faith and the Passion of Image
Dr. Naftali Rothenberg is a senior fellow of the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute and the Rabbi of Har Adar.Published (in Hebrew) in Ha'aretz, March 11th, 04.

Mel Gibson's film is arousing great excitement in Christian America. Some 22 million persons saw it during its first week; 76 percent of them said they would recommend it to their friends and 32 percent said they would go back to see it again. Watching the movie is a community affair: it expresses one of the fundamentals of the American culture. Almost every local church is holding an organized screening for its members. Discussions about the movie and references to its content, along with a warm recommendation to go see it, can be found in all public forums: in churches and in schools, on hundreds of local radio stations, on television, and in the press. The question of antisemitism in particular and of the Jews in general comes up only on the margins of this discourse. In America, being America, there is no distinction between real life and the imaginary world of Hollywood. Thus a movie can enhance the lives of tens of millions of believing Christians who sometimes take criticism of the film as criticism of their faith and culture-that is, of themselves.

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The Auerbach Central Agency for Jewish Education
Mel Gibson's "The Passion of Christ"
Suggested Lesson Plan for Teens and Young Adults
February 2004

As responsible educators, we cannot ignore the potential impact that the release of Mel Gibson=s film, AThe Passion of the Christ,@ can have on our Jewish community. Whether or not your students view this R-rated movie, it is of concern. It is possible that Jews may be portrayed as perpetrators of the violence and torture against Jesus, and that this may reinforce negative stereotypes about Jews and their role in Jesus= death. It can also provide a teachable moment - a window of opportunity to build a better understanding of Jewish beliefs, and to promote interfaith dialogue.

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The Bureau of Jewish Education of Greater Boston
with
New Directions in Catholic-Jewish Dialogue
A program of the Anti-Defamation League, New England Region and the Archdiocese of Boston

INTRODUCTION
Mel Gibson's film about the crucifixion of Jesus, released in February 2004, has caused much concern in the Jewish community because of the way it presents the Jews at the time of Jesus and because of its graphic violence. But it is also a "teachable moment" for the good-willed in both the Jewish and Christian communities.

From a Jewish perspective, we realize how little our young people know about Christianity today and its Jewish roots, and even more to the point, how little they know about some aspects their own history. The film can be an incentive to learn about Second Temple Judaism (the time of Jesus), the period following the destruction of the Temple, the history of Passion plays and Christian teaching of contempt for Jews.

Attached are suggested materials and activities to help Jewish teens and young adults exploring some of the issues raised by Mel Gibson's film and its possible impact on the Jewish community. There are brief introductions for the teacher/leader and directions and ideas for teaching the materials. Some of the materials and activities we have written ourselves; some combine our own with others' to create a lesson. Wherever materials have already been developed by others we have described them briefly and then referenced the website or other resource where they can be found. In addition, we have provided annotated websites of some informative resources for teachers and young adults

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“THE PASSION”
A Resource Manual
The American Jewish Committee

Dear Friends:
We are pleased to send you this packet of materials concerning Passion Plays, which should help us address the recent furor over Mel Gibson’s planned movie, The Passion. Passion Plays are dramatized versions of the last hours of Jesus’ life. Since their inception in medieval times as a Christian art form, they have frequently transmitted highly negative images and caricatures of Jews and Judaism. The alleged Jewish culpability in the death of Jesus and the collective guilt of the Jews for their act of deicide form the leitmotif of most Passion Plays. Tragically, the performance of these plays in Europe sometimes triggered physical violence against Jews.
Because of that painful history, the American Jewish Committee has for decades been actively involved with our Christian colleagues in seeking to eliminate toxic elements from both the classic Omerammergau Passion Play, performed every ten years in Germany, and from other stage and screen versions. As part of our efforts, the AJC has sensitized audiences about our specific concerns and developed teaching materials about the inherent problems of most Passion Plays. We believe that when Passion Plays transmit anti-Jewish images, they run counter to recent Roman Catholic and Protestant teachings and are impediments to building positive Christian-Jewish relations built upon mutual respect and understanding.

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The European council of Jewish Commuities May 20-23 meeting, organized by the European Council of Jewish Communities (ECJC) and the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), will take place just three weeks after the European Union expands eastward to include 10 new members, all but two of them former communist states.

Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Medgyessy will take part in the opening ceremony.

"We are concerned about anti-Semitism, yes," said Cobi Benatoff, the ECJC's outgoing president. "But this is just one aspect of contemporary Jewish experience in Europe. At the GA, we will roll up our sleeves to discuss the full range of concrete challenges and opportunities that arise from internal Jewish communal development as well as EU enlargement.
"Certainly, there are problems; we are living in dangerous times," he added.
"But we have a lot to celebrate, too -- and we will."

We are currently accepting applications to our ATID Fellows program, a
dynamic in-service Jerusalem program for young educators and future
educational lay leadership. Program includes mentoring, group projects,
meaningful discussion and interaction with peers and faculty, and an
opportunity to take part in innovative initiatives in Torah education.
Details and applications at: http://www.atid.org/apply.htm

Senior Educators Program
The Melton Centre for Jewish Education
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
welcome applications for the senior Educators program

This pluralistic year-long enrichment program provides experienced and talented educators an opportunity for reflection and growth through interaction with colleagues from around the world and engagement with the world-renowned scholars of the Hebrew University, in the unique setting of Jerusalem.
The program provides generous fellowships for study, living and travel expenses for the participant and his/her family.

Applicants should have:
- At least a B.A. degree
- A working knowledge of Hebrew & English
- A minimum of four years full-time experience in Jewish education.
- A readiness to work for at least three years in Jewish education in the Diaspora after completing the program.

For further details and application materials, please contact:

The Senior Educators Program
The Melton Centre for Jewish Education
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Mount Scopus, Jerusalem, 91905 Israel

E-mail: msmelton@mscc.huji.ac.il

Please visit our web-site on: http://melton.huji.ac.il/

WOMEN IN JUDAISM: Rebbetzin Leah Kohn

WOMEN IN JUDAISM: Rebbetzin Leah Kohn and the outstanding educators of
the Jewish Renaissance Center in New York have created an Internet
curriculum exploring Women in Judaism, ranging from the Jewish women of
Tanach (the Jewish Bible), to Jewish femininity, to Mitzvos for women and
male-female relationships.

After several years of development, the curriculum is now being re-edited
and re-distributed -- it's a great time to subscribe!

Just email women-subscribe@torah.org to join this class.

Welcome to the Bar / Bat Mitzvah Raffle!

Jacob Richman is in the process of creating the largest Bar / Bat Mitzvah Free Resource Center on the Internet.

One of the features on our site is a database of speeches and stories gathered from around the world.This searchable database will help others with ideas for preparing their own speeches and activities.

In order to increase the database size quickly, we decided to run a raffle.

EVERYONE who submits a speech or story by
Israel Independence Day

will have a chance to win one of these great prizes in the raffle:

Grand Prize: Encyclopedia Judaica CD

First Prize: The Israel Museum, Cycles of Jewish Life

Second Prize: Discover Jerusalem

Sounds good? It gets even better! Read on.

The first 200 people to submit their Bar / Bat Mitzvah speech or story will receive a first day cover of the stamp issued in memory of Ilan Ramon issued by the Israel Post Office.

Click here to view the first day cover and read about the 1st Israeli Astronaut

Besides getting a free first day cover of our modern day hero,you also have a quick and easy way to help your fellow Jew with ideas to help them prepare for their own simcha.The speech or story that is gathering dust in an album, desk draw or computer can continue gathering dust or it can be an inspiration to others.

Follow these simple steps to enter the raffle and to get your FREE first day postal cover of Ilan Ramon.

Prepare your speech / story and spell check it in your word processor.
Click on the link below to go to the speech / story submission form.
Fill in your contact details (including the mailing address where we can mail you your first day cover).

Fill in the information about the celebrated event.
Copy and paste you speech / story into the designated box.
Press "Preview" to review your speech / story and then the"Submit" button to enter it into the system.

You will be notified by email about the acceptability of your submission after we review and insert your entry into the database. Speeches or stories with inappropriate or offensive material will not be accepted.

When you get the email that your speech / story has been approved and entered into the system, please visit the site and check that everything looks ok.

First day covers will be mailed out between 2 and 4 weeks after your approved submission.
Your contact information will not be made public.
The drawing for the raffle prizes will be held on

Israel Independence Day - April 26, 2004.

All winners will be notified by email.

Jacob Richman scanned and added 50 additional stamps to my online stamp
gallery called: Stamps Tell Stories
The main index of all the new (and older) stamps is:
http://www.jr.co.il/pictures/stamps/index.html

Below are the details and direct links to each updated section.

** Jewish History **
http://www.jr.co.il/pictures/stamps/index4.html

The Matriarchs of the Bible
The Patriachs of the Bible
Prophets of Israel
King Solomon's Temple
Expulsion of Jews from Spain
Let My People Go (Soviet Jewry)

** Jewish Holidays **
http://www.jr.co.il/pictures/stamps/index5.html

Observing the Shabbat
Hanuka Painting - The Israel Museum
Hanukah Lamps
Hanukah - USA / Israel Souvenir Leaf
Hanukah - Back of Souvenir Leaf
The Purim Players Painting - The Tel-Aviv Museum
Purim First Day Cover - 1976
Purim Stamps - 1976 (enlarged image / text)
Yom Kippur Painting - The Tel-Aviv Museum
Walking Through the Sea (Exodus)

** In Memory of... **
http://www.jr.co.il/pictures/stamps/index2.html

Theordor Herzl
Henrietta Szold
Eliezer Ben-Yehuda
Albert Einstein
Lord Balfour
Dr. Chaim Weizman
David Ben-Gurion
Ze'ev Jabotinsky
Chaim Nachman Bialik
Shalom-Alekhem
Rabbi Israel Baal Shem Tov
Chaim Herzog

** Places in Israel **
http://www.jr.co.il/pictures/stamps/index8.html

Masada
Tiberias and Tzefat
Kefar Tavor
City Symbols - Hadera, Herzliya, Holon, Bat Yam, Ramla, Kefar
Sava,
Givatayim, Bnai Brak, Ramat Gan, Rehovot, Netanya, Nahariya

** Israel and Zionism **
http://www.jr.co.il/pictures/stamps/index6.html

Declaration of Independence
Celebrating the 1947 UN Declaration
Israeli Aircraft of 1948
Israeli Aircraft of 1967

** Educational **
http://www.jr.co.il/pictures/stamps/index7.html

Hello First Grade
Driving Safety Rules

** Entertaining **
http://www.jr.co.il/pictures/stamps/index1.html

House Pets

We are pleased to make the complete video of our recent New York conference
on "Creative Spirituality: Jewish Education and the Arts" available to the
public at www.atid.org/art.htm <http://www.atid.org/art.htm>

The November conference featured three sessions, examining the issues from
the perspective of the rabbinic tradition, the artist's studio, and the
classroom. The speakers and panelists included Rabbis Chaim Brovender,
Norman Lamm, Shalom Carmy, Alan Stadtmauer, as well as other distinguished
educators and artists.

You will need an updated version of the free Real Player to watch the video
clips--details on the sight.

Pesach

The picture and poem of the "Little Polish Boy with his hands in the air"
http://www.holocaust-trc.org/FischlPoem.htm

A central gallery of galleries for holocaust photographs and art from the ghettoes, camps(now and then), memorials and cemeteries.
http://fcit.coedu.usf.edu/holocaust/resource/gallery/gallery.htm#5

A set of online quizzes, testing knowledge of history in six periods 1918-45.
http://fcit.coedu.usf.edu/holocaust/resource/quiz.htm

60 panoramic photographs of camps and other sites. These are 360 degree photographs that take a little time to download. The viewer is then able to look around, as if standing on the very spot and turning. Excellent colour and quality. Ideal for using with projector.
http://fcit.coedu.usf.edu/holocaust/resource/VR.htm

An enormous collection of information and photographs of famous pre-war European Jews, including politicians, businessmen, Rabbis, artists and community leaders.
http://motlc.wiesenthal.org/pages/t035/t03552.html

36 common questions about the holocaust answered in simple language or charts and tables. A good way to open up discussion by finding out what pupils think the answers are first.
http://motlc.wiesenthal.com/resources/questions/index.html

Timeline of the Holocaust 1933-45
http://motlc.wiesenthal.com/resources/education/timeline/index.html

Shoah lesson plans
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/hololess.htm

Lesson plans based on using artwork to explore the Shoah
http://art.holocaust-education.net/learn.asp?langid=1&submenu=1

Israeli Geography Game - This activity allows pupils to spend time learning about places in Israel, combining description of each place and a real aerial view map. Then test your knowledge in a quiz that re-inforces all of the content about a particular place, if only you could remember what it is called. For more on activities at the J.co.il site see our "Ovdim Online" section.
http://www.j.co.il/

Index of Israeli stamps on different subjects. can be used as triggers, start points for activities or discussions.
http://www.amalnet.k12.il/sites/bool/

360 degree view of Israeli sites-needs plug-in downloaded first time http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/1999/israeli.elections/tour/

Tour in pictures including the Kottel tunnels
http://www.ou.org/yerushalayim/yerushalayimtour/default.htm

Inisrael-this site hosts some incredible pictures 360 degree and regular stills, of cities and regions in Israel. Apart from just running a viewing session of some of the panoramics on your projector so they are really impressive, you could write a fantastic webquest, just using these pages
http://www.inisrael.com/3disrael/index.html

Virtual tour of Israel in text and pictures. Many links in the text take you to excellent pages within the Library of congress site. Good detail but not too high-brow. Worth more than a look.
http://www.us-israel.org/jsource/vie/vieprep.html

Aish tour of the Kottel Tunnels with RealAudio commentary. Loads of detail and links. KS4-KS5 higher-ed
http://www.aish.com/seminars/tunneltour/

A very interesting history of emblems of the State of Israel. Very detailed with good pictures. Older Secondary School Students (particularly any interested in Art history would benefit enormously. A cut down version looking at the symbols in the proposed emblems of the state would be an interesting activity.
http://www.israel-mfa.gov.il/mfa/go.asp?MFAH0cph0

The Zipple home page has links to the following Israeli and major world news sources that are already set up to search for "Jewish" or "Israel" keywords: Ha'aretz / Jerusalem Post / Jewish Telegraphic Service / IsraelWire / ABC News / BBC / CNN / Chicago Tribune / Time San Francisco Chronicle
http://www.zipple.com

Teaching the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Although this set of lessons was written in 1993, it gives an excellent overview, lesson units, innovative triggers and detailed teachers notes, to teaching the background history to the current crisis. This is well worth a longer reading session and would help anybody embarking on a set of lessons trying to put the current situation in some kind of perspective.
http://www.umich.edu/~iinet/cmenas/StudyUnits/israeli-palestinian_conflict/index.html

Maps of Israeli history from the Ottoman empire pre WW1 to Camp David II in July 2000. All the maps have explanations and are linked to tother content units on the particular time periods.
http://www.jajz-ed.org.il/100/maps/index.html

Three-page potted history of conflict from 1882 - now. Use the "Next" link to view the other pages in the series.
http://www.jajz-ed.org.il/100/CONCEPTS/d2.html

Israels second fromt - the propaganda war. Loads of links to important background content, explanation of media bias and useful ways of laying out complicated facts to help younger audiences understand.
http://www.jajz-ed.org.il/hasbara/si/toc.html

Links to Israel related articles, lesson/session plans.
http://www.jajz-ed.org.il/actual/index.html

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