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Lecturer(s)
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Priesol Milan, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. Introduction. Theoretical introduction and basic terms (churches, sects, sectors, subcultures, chilonim, datim, charedim,...). Socio-demographic characteristic of contemporary Israel. 2. " Jewish and democratic." Penetration of the religion and policy in the political systems and every day life of Israeli. Halacha, status quo and the case of the constitution. Role of the supreme rabbinate. Legislation decisive for the status of minorities in the Jewish state. 3. 50s and Ashkenazi socialist secular ethos "mamlachtijut." Important representatives, influence in the policy, culture and architecture. Israeli communism, socialism, labourism. 4. "Mizrachim" - Oriental Sephardic Jews and their role in "Orientalizations" and "Americanization" of Israel. 5. "Charedim" - diversity of the seemingly uniform world. Social standards, dynastic structure and specifics of the everyday life of the orthodox society. 6. Israeli Arabs (or Israeli Palestinians?). The complexity of Arab identities (Palestinians versus Israeli Arabs versus Bedouins). The social transformation of Arab minority in Israel (processes of "Israelation", "Palestinization", "Islamization", "localization"). Specifics of Arab life in Israel. Opportunities and everyday troubles. Hebraization of Arabic ("arabivrit"). 7. Christian churches in Israel. Relations between state and each other. Status of the Christians in Israel. Armenian community in Jerusalem. Phenomenon of the Messianic Jews. 8. Ethiopian Jews - operation Moses. Operation Solomon. Transformation of the definition of the Judaism of Ethiopians. Socio-demographic specifics of the Ethiopian community. Negative social phenomena. Racism of the Israeli society? 9. Druses - community separated by borders. A brief overview of the history of Druses. Israeli and Golan Druses. Geography, demography, community situation and relation with the state. 10. Russian-Jewish immigrants. Refusnics. Collapse of the Soviet Union. Socio-demographic characteristics. Role of the Russian-Jewish immigrant on Israeli innovative culture and High- Tech Industry. 11. French and American Jews. Relationship between Israel and the two biggest Diaspora community. American-Jewish liberal criticism versus negation of the Diaspora (šlilat ha-gola). French Aliyah of the 21st century and its consequences. 12. Movie screening. 13. Pre-term of the final exam.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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- Contact hours
- 39 hours per semester
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 57 hours per semester
- Presentation preparation (report) (1-10)
- 8 hours per semester
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| Knowledge |
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| - to characterize basic historical processes, events and information about the society, geography, history of the state Israel - to describe modern history of the Middle East - to explain origins and development of Middle Eastern conflict the Middle Eastern conflict - to identify and explain basic elements of the main monotheistic religions |
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| - to read individually academic and journalistic texts in English - to search individually for and to critically work with the relevant academic sources - to evaluate reliability and agenda of available information on-line sources |
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| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| - to describe historical, demographical, geographical facts about Israeli society - to name a particular sectors of the Israeli society and their basic socio-demographic facts - to identify and characterize valid societal norms - to explain diaspora aspects of existence of given social groups |
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| - to act confidently in different environments of particular Israeli social sectors - to apply correct academic terminology - to provide consultations about social standards and customs of the particular sectors and minorities |
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| Self-study of literature |
| Individual study |
| Students' portfolio |
| One-to-One tutorial |
| Textual studies |
| Lecture |
| Lecture with a video analysis |
| Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
| Seminar |
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| Students' portfolio |
| Textual studies |
| Seminar |
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| Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
| Textual studies |
| assessment methods |
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| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Oral exam |
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| Oral exam |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
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| Oral exam |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
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Recommended literature
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Čejka, Marek. Dějiny moderního Izraele. Praha : Grada, 2011. ISBN 978-80-247-2910-7.
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Čejka, Marek. Judaismus a politika v Izraeli. Brno : Společnost pro odbornou literaturu - Barrister & Principal, 2009. ISBN 978-80-87029-39-8.
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Dominitz, Yehuda. "Immigration and Absorption of Jews from Arab Countries" In: Shulewitz, Malka Hillel (Ed.) The Forgotten Millions, Cassel, London 1999, p.: 142-155..
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Krupp, Michael. Dějiny státu Izrael : od založení do dneška (1948-2013). Praha : Vyšehrad, 2013. ISBN 978-80-7429-295-8.
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Mendelson-Maoz, Adia. "Diaspora and Homeland-Israel and Africa in Beta Israel's Hebrew Literature and Culture." Research in African Literatures, Vol. 44, No. 4 (Winter 2013), pp. 35-50.
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Morag-Talmon, Pnina. "The Integration Processes of Eastern Jewws into Israeli Society 1948-1988." In: Shulewitz, Malka Hillel (Ed.) The Forgotten Millions, Cassel, London 1999, p.: 156-185..
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Troen, Ilan S. Imagining Zion - Dreams, Desings and Realities in a Century of Jewish Settlement.. Yale University Press, 2003.
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