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Women in society

Israel
1993
Examines the experiences of women in Israeli society, discussing their participation in various fields and profiling the lives of significant women.

Moshe Dayan

1989
Follows the life and career of Dayan as an Israeli soldier, military strategist, and political leader.

Israel

2002
Provides photographs and facts about Israel, discussing the country's land, history, family life, and religious traditions. Includes a glossary, time line, and resources.

Harvest of light

2008
Simple text with full-color photographs shows how one Israeli family raises olives and describes how they use some of the oil to light their Hanukkah menorah.

Jerusalem

a family portrait
Follows a Jewish family between 1940 and 1948 as they witness the events of the Holocaust and the moments leading up to the creation of a Jewish state.

Life on an Israeli kibbutz

1996
Describes daily life in an Israeli commune and provides a history of the kibbutz movement.

The shepherd's granddaughter

2008
Amani's lifelong dream to be a shepherd like her beloved grandfather, Seedo, is devastated to discover the Israelis are going to build a settlement on the family homestead in Palestine, and while her uncle and brother prepare to take a militant stance, help comes from unexpected quarters.

Understanding the Holy Land

answering questions about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
2005
Presents a series of questions and answers that seeks to explain the origins and conflict behind the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, failed attempts at peace, and its significance to the rest of the world.

From Beirut to Jerusalem

1990
Examines Israeli-Palestinian relations, the PLO, Israeli politics, Lebanese factions, news reporting from the Middle East, and other issues of the Middle East.

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