The Collective Memory of a Civil War as Reflected in Edutainment and its Impact on Israeli Youth: A Critical Reading of Consensual Myths

Anat Gesser-Edelsburg

doi:10.1080/15244113.2012.700637

The Collective Memory of a Civil War as Reflected in Edutainment and its Impact on Israeli Youth: A Critical Reading of Consensual Myths

Anat Gesser-Edelsburg

School of Public Health

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	254-280
Number of pages	27
Journal	Journal of Jewish Education
Volume	78
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/15244113.2012.700637
State	Published - Jul 2012

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Education
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