German Youth Educational Travel to Israel
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Abstract
The article examines the phenomenon of German youth educational tourism to Israel. A qualitative analysis of visits to the main tourist sites in Israel was conducted, and the analysis and interpretation of interviews that were conducted with the youths reflected characteristics of the youths’ sense of a tourist place. The experiences of the German youths in Jerusalem, on the Tel Aviv beach, at memorial sites, in seminars, and in visits to the private homes of Israeli youths blended into a central narrative of creating a reality of a new coexistence that is based on mutual respect between the next generations of Germans and Israelis. We suggest that a reconstruction of identities emerges from the dialectics between the home place of the tourists and the toured places in Israel.
Topics
Educational Tours Israel Tours Main Topic: Education Jewish Education Jewish Identity Israel Attachment Israel Education Israel Experience Teenagers Youth Interviews
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Geographic Coverage
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Volume/Issue
26(4)
Page Number / Article Number
188-197
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Link to article (paywalled), German Youth Educational Travel to Israel
Bibliographic Information
German Youth Educational Travel to Israel. 2014: 188-197. https://archive.jpr.org.uk/10.1080/10963758.2014.959965
