ENCINITAS, California (Press Release)– The Agency for Jewish Education announces a new 10-week class on the history of the Mid-East conflict beginning on October 13th. Led by J.J. Surbeck, this course will provide students with new tools for understanding and critiquing texts and events as the conflict continues to unfold.
“Beyond Borders: Understanding the Arab-Israeli Conflict” provides students with a strong, text-based historical overview from the late nineteenth century through today. Course material is designed to encourage discussion and debate, and to challenge students to appreciate the basis of the conflicting historical claims made by all sides in the conflict.
The complexity of the conflict forces students to grapple with issues of religion, culture, history, politics, economics, identity and survival—all reflected through primary sources, including newspaper articles, poetry, songs, government documents, speeches, photographs and memoirs.
Two separate classes are offered, on in the afternoon (1-2:30pm) in Carlsbad and one in the evening (7-8:30pm) in Encinitas. This class meets on Wednesdays from Oct. 13th. Tuition is $200 which includes the student reader of source material. For more information or to register, contact the Agency for Jewish Education, (858) 268-9200 ext.102 or visit www.ajesd.org.
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