A boy living in the United States describes differences in the way he and his family observe Jewish traditions, and the way his cousin and her family observe the same traditions in the Jewish homeland.
Jodie dreams of one day becoming a famous archaeologist and when her father takes her to visit a dig in Modiin, Israel, home of the Maccabees, she is uniquely able to help.
A study of fundamentalism in the Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim religions, discussing what this type of religiosity means, how and for what reasons it has developed, what it reveals about modern culture, and how it should be dealt with.
While traveling in Israel for the summer, seventeen-year-old Mitch decides to stay and pursue a life of Jewish orthodoxy, forcing him to make some important decisions about the family and life he is leaving in southern California.
The murder of fourteen-year-old Glen Shelby, soon after his arrival in Israel to visit his father's family, has a dramatic effect on the lives of his relatives, the other members of their kibbutz, and the Arabs responsible for his death.
Palestinian and Jewish children at summer peace camp
Marx, Trish
2010
A collection of photographs that reveal the budding friendship of two Israeli children, one Jewish and the other Palestinian, showing how they were able to overcome their differences and the longstanding conflicts of the region to share and play during their summer at Camp Peace. Includes a glossary, map, and list of additional resources for the reader.
A disillusioned journalist returns to his Arab village in Israel hoping to find peace and simplicity with his family, but when Israeli tanks surround the village, he must help his family find safety before their world is blown apart.
Parallel narratives of Holocaust survivors Benjamin Bender and his wife, Sara, about their childhoods in World War II Germany, their meeting in war-torn Israel, and subsequent return to Buchenwald concentration camp to film a documentary.
