October 10, 2024
1-1:30pm ET via Zoom
Registration link: https://brandeis.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMlcOCtrjIpEtV5cCTS8sFW-dbYU7WNPcPU
How Educators Can Overcome Barriers to Engaging with the Conflict | Dr. Keren Fraiman
There is a growing consensus that successful and holistic Israel education demands a sophisticated and nuanced engagement with critical questions within Israel, and in particular, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. This feels especially pressing in a post October 7th world. Despite this critical need, many educators continue to express reticence for conflict education. In this session, Keren Fraiman will explore why educators are hesitant to engage in conflict education, highlighting the greatest sources of challenge and a typology of barriers to entry. Importantly, she will share what we can do to support our educators, educational systems, and the community more broadly.
Keren E. Fraiman is the dean and chief academic officer at Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership, where she also holds a faculty appointment as professor of Israel studies. Her research focuses on conflict education — how we learn and teach about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict within Jewish settings—and she works with educational organizations across the country to support their Israel educational efforts around these questions. She earned her Ph.D. in international relations and security studies from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and her BA in political science and near eastern languages and civilizations from The University of Chicago.
Hosted by Professor Jon Levisohn (Brandeis University).
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