Re: [ha-Safran] Seeking titles of Controversial Books on Arab-IsraeliConflict -- Marjorie Gann response

2020-08-30 Thread Marjorie Gann via Hasafran
Hello again, Safranim, I am responding to Clare Kinberg’s post with some reluctance. I had specifically requested replies *off-list* because I didn’t want to get into a back-and-forth about the Arab-Israeli conflict; as Amalia said in her email, this isn’t the place for that discussion. All I

Re: [ha-Safran] Seeking titles of Controversial Books on Arab-IsraeliConflict

2020-08-23 Thread Marjorie Gann via Hasafran
I've actually contacted the Institute for Curriculum Services.. The issue here is that novels and memoirs aren't curriculum -- though they can be on book lists and make their way into the classroom. I've also spoken to the people at IMPACT-se in Israel, who evaluate curricula (e.g., within the

Re: [ha-Safran] Seeking titles of Controversial Books on Arab-IsraeliConflict

2020-08-23 Thread Andrea Rapp via Hasafran
The Institute for Curriculum Services does wonderful work in this area. I support this organization with a check regularly, and I recommend making their acquaintance. www.icsresources.org.Aliza Craimer Elias is the Director. ANdrea Rapp, Cincinnati > On Aug 23, 2020, at 4:04 PM,

Re: [ha-Safran] Seeking titles of Controversial Books on Arab-IsraeliConflict

2020-08-23 Thread Amalia Warshenbrot via Hasafran
Marjorie, Thanks for bringing up this painful issue of bias against Israel (and Jews) that is used in schools. This issue has been brought up in the past and needs to be revisited. I hope that AJL with the Anti defamation League and the main Jewish organizations like URJ and USCJ will