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The Center for Israel Education is currently developing a robust website to serve as your gateway for Israel education.

Please stay tuned!

New CIE website
coming soon...

In addition to a new look, the
CIE website will soon feature many interactive components, including long distance learning opportunities through podcasts, vodcasts, and more. A searchable library of primary and secondary sources relating to modern Israel, as well as expanded curriculum offerings will be available on our new website.

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Articles on Teaching About Israel

In teaching history, the most difficult task remains creating context: catapulting students back into a different time frame and having them disregard their contemporary historical perspective. The goal is to "witness" history as it unfolded, not as it concluded.

»Read Ken Stein's article "What Works in Israel Education," in the Spring 2009 issue of The Ravsak Journal HaYidion and other articles about Israel education.

Other Publications by Ken Stein

News and Views

• On February 8, 2011, CIE's President Ken Stein moderated a panel discussion entitled, "Egypt: Regional Revolution or Local Unrest" at Emory University. Go to the Emory Institute for the Study of Modern Israel's website for more information, including a webcast of the event.

• Analyses of the Palestinian-Israeli Talks: Precedents, Pitfalls and Possibilities by Kenneth W. Stein

There are plenty of reasons to be cynical and skeptical about whether the September 2010 Palestinian-Israeli negotiations will result in agreements. In the essay here, however, I have made a pragmatic case why some agreements may likely be negotiated.  There are valid reasons why 'ripeness' exists to conduct the talks and reach understandings now. With this essay, you will find links to several key sources that bolster the case made. Also available is a summary of factors supporting the Palestinian-Israeli negotiations and suggested activities for classroom use.

• More about Dr. Kenneth W. Stein, CIE Founder and President

• Read the transcript from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech on June 14, 2009.

• Listen to or read the transcript of Dr. Ken Stein's analysis of PM Netanyahu's speech on the Jewish Council for Public Affairs/UJF conference call on June 15, 2009.

 

 

 

Upcoming workshops

CIE and ISMI are delighted to announce that the CIE 10th one-week pre-collegiate workshop on Israel, held June 19-24, 2011, was our most successful to date!

Learn about the Summer 2012 Workshop on Modern Israel

CIE curriculum

CIE is pleased to present three curriculum units on modern Israel: To Israel and Back: A Journey to Our Future uses the months before and after a teen trip to Israel to enhance the Jewish identity of participating teens. Israel's National Security and Civil Liberties: Balancing the State's Objectives examines the delicate balancing act between maintaining national security and civil liberties.

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Books for purchase

CIE has a selection of books available for purchase including To Be A Free People: The Saga of Israel, edited by Michael Bar Zohar.