,,Israel at War: The Impact of Peer-oriented Israel Programs on Responses of American Young Adults

Israel at War: The Impact of Peer-oriented Israel Programs on Responses of American Young Adults


 

Publication Date: November 2006

Publisher: Maurice and Marilyn Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies; Steinhardt Foundation for Jewish Life

Author(s): Leonard Saxe; Theodore Sasson; Shahar Hecht

Research Area: Education

Keywords: Israel attachment; Program Evaluation; Youth

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

Israel’s war against Hezbollah during July and August, 2006, provided a context for assessing the impact of programs bringing Jewish students and young adults to Israel. How did American Jewish young adults who participated in such programs respond during the war and do they compare to their peers who had not traveled to Israel on a peer-oriented program?