TY - JOUR
T1 - The Collective Memory of a Civil War as Reflected in Edutainment and its Impact on Israeli Youth
T2 - A Critical Reading of Consensual Myths
AU - Gesser-Edelsburg, Anat
PY - 2012/7
Y1 - 2012/7
N2 - Following the political assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, in 1998 Israel's national theater Habimah produced the play "Civil War." The play addressed the religious/hawkish-secular/dovish rift in Israel through a critical reading of events from Jewish history and raises the potential of civil war and political violence in Israel over Israeli-Palestinian peace. An empirical study of 107 Israeli students from the 11th grade who viewed the play presents the potential of "Civil War" to influence students and lead them to a critical reading of consensual myths of the Jewish historical/cultural texts and current events.
AB - Following the political assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, in 1998 Israel's national theater Habimah produced the play "Civil War." The play addressed the religious/hawkish-secular/dovish rift in Israel through a critical reading of events from Jewish history and raises the potential of civil war and political violence in Israel over Israeli-Palestinian peace. An empirical study of 107 Israeli students from the 11th grade who viewed the play presents the potential of "Civil War" to influence students and lead them to a critical reading of consensual myths of the Jewish historical/cultural texts and current events.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84866280319&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/15244113.2012.700637
DO - 10.1080/15244113.2012.700637
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84866280319
SN - 1524-4113
VL - 78
SP - 254
EP - 280
JO - Journal of Jewish Education
JF - Journal of Jewish Education
IS - 3
ER -
