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Publication Date: January 2003
Publisher: Coalition for the Advancement of Jewish Education
Author(s): Jackie Berman
Research Area: Culture and religion; Education
Keywords: Cultural Sensitivity; Jewish Youth; Education; Jewish identification
Type: Report
Coverage: United States
Abstract:
The author discusses issues that arise for Jewish students in public schools, up to and including college. These include scheduling problems with High Holidays, the "December Dilemma" regarding Christmas in the public schools, the teaching of the history of religions from an implicitly Christian perspective, and how the Middle East Conflict is taught.
In Jewish Education News, Winter 2003.