Online Course
The History of Modern Israel - Part II: Challenges of Israel as a sovereign state
Tel Aviv University via Coursera
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Overview
Class Central Tips
This course is a direct extension of the first part "The History of Modern Israel: From an Idea to a State", so if you have not yet taken it, we highly recommend you start your learning from there (https://www.coursera.org/learn/history-israel/).
In order to receive academic credit for this course you must successfully pass the academic exam on campus. For information on how to register for the academic exam – https://tauonline.tau.ac.il/registration
Additionally, you can apply to certain degrees using the grades you received on the courses. Read more on this here –
https://go.tau.ac.il/b.a/mooc-acceptance
Teachers interested in teaching this course in their class rooms are invited to explore our Academic High school program here – https://tauonline.tau.ac.il/online-highschool
* This course is a joint effort of Tel Aviv University & Israel Institute (www.israelinstitute.org)
* This course uses media material from various archives, courtesy to Yad Vashem Archive for their help.
* This course is self-paced. Once you register, you can participate in the course anytime, as often as you wish and over any stretch of time
Syllabus
-In the first two decades of its existence the new state of Israel faced many challenges. Israelis at this period faced economic difficulties, insecure boarders, political challenges and social upheavals. Led by the Labor party, the new state absorbed huge numbers of Jewish immigrants who came primarily from Arab countries, as well as a significant number of Holocaust survivors. These projects and others required a collective effort and a spirit of commitment at the expense of individual needs and aspirations. Thus we can define Israeli society in those years as a mobilized society.
Israel, Between War and Peace 1967-1979
-From the late Sixties until the late Seventies Israeli society experienced two major wars that had a huge impact on life in the country, as well as one peace agreement that altered the status of Israel in the area and reinvigorated hope for a better future.
Israel - A Society in transition 1977-1995
-In this lesson we will discuss the essential developments that transformed Israeli society at the end of the twentieth century.
Changing Identity
-This segment of the course attempts to explore the very elusive topic of Israel’s changing identity.
Israel in the 21th century
-The last part of the course will explore current issues that characterize Israel today. The "Start Up Nation", Social inequality, the Political fragmentation & the difficulties of being situated in the unstable and non-democratic Muslim Middle East.
Taught by
Professor Eyal Naveh and Professor Asher Susser
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Reviews
4.5 rating, based on 2 reviews
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Sylvia Amar completed this course, spending 2 hours a week on it and found the course difficulty to be easy.
It is the second and last part of the series about modern Israel. It is a good mooc to understand the history and actual state of Israel. -
Anjin Yahya Jonathan Hendel completed this course.