Languages reveal boundaries of identity in Israel

This book examines the every-day activities and interactions of a bilingual Arabic-Hebrew kindergarten in Jerusalem. Its focus is on the encounter of the two languages, which in the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict reveal boundaries of ethnic, religious, and cultural backgrounds. A bibliographical review in which topics include analyses of language ownership, the debate on the traditional system of education in Israel, which is organized by languages of instruction, and the ethnographic work based on the observant participation suggest that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict exists also at the level of language.

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Juliana Portenoy Schlesinger received her PhD in Hebrew Literature from Universidade de São Paulo. Her thesis is on Sayed Kashuäs novel Aravim Rokdim which focus on the identity conflicts of the Arab-Israeli. Her Master s degree in Anthropology is from Hebrew University of Jerusalem and she is a Bachelor of Social Science and Journalism.