More than moneylending: The economic history of the Jews
Economist Zvi Eckstein of the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya offers an compelling reason for demographic meanders of Jewish people in the common era.
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American Zion: The Old Testament in Early American Political Thought
Dr. Eran Shalev of the University of Haifa traces the theological and ideological origins of the special relationship between Israel and America.
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All Her Daughters: The Story of Jerusalem’s Legendary Headmistress
Prof. Laura Schor, author of ‘The Best School in Jerusalem: Annie Landau’s School for Girls,’ discusses the extraordinary character of Annie Landau.
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Who owns the media in Israel?
Prof. Amit Schejter of Ben-Gurion University recently completed a study about electronic media concentration in Israel between 1984-2013.
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Israel’s Bedouin: Straddling the Line Between Tradition and Modernity
Dr. Sarab Abu Rabia-Queder, a researcher at Ben-Gurion University, specializes in the impact of higher education on Bedouin women.
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Ramle Remade: The Israelization of an Arab Town
Dr. Danna Piroyansky talks about the very Israeli concept of ‘mixed cities’ – the result of government-sanctioned mixing of Jewish and Arab populations.
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What Did the Crusaders Ever Learn from Us?
Dr. Jonathan Rubin, a historian of the Medieval Levant at Tel Aviv University, specializes in the production of knowledge in the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem.
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Don’t mention the ‘A’ word: The Israel-Palestine debate in South Africa
Dr. Sonja Narunsky-Laden discusses to what extent the legacy of Apartheid is evoked in the contemporary Israel-Palestine debate in South Africa.
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Middle-of-the-Road Judaism: The Emergence of Modern Orthodoxy
Dr. Ephraim Chamiel discusses his book, ‘The Middle Way: The Emergence of Modern Religious Trends in Nineteenth-Century Judaism.’
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Israeli Conscientious Objectors: Torn Between Values and Struggle for Survival
Dr. Erica Weiss tackles the concept of conscientious objection in Israel – a society that honors the freedom of conscience while fighting for its survival.
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