"I Had to Reinvent My Jewishness": Personal and Professional Identity Perceptions of Jewish Culture Teachers from the Former Soviet Union

This article deals with the perceived professional and personal identity of Israeli public-school teachers of subjects related to Jewish culture who have immigrated from the former Soviet Union (FSU). Our research question was: What was the impact of the emigration from the FSU on the teachers'...

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Published in:Journal of Jewish education 2022-04, Vol.88 (2), p.154-173
Main Authors: Binhas, Adi, Yaniv, Iris
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cultural Background
Cultural Education
Cultural Pluralism
Elementary Secondary Education
Foreign Countries
Identity
Immigrants
Israeli public education system
Jewish culture
Jewish identity
Jews
Judaism
Kindergarten
Physical Characteristics
Professional Identity
Public School Teachers
Religious Education
Self Concept
Teacher Attitudes
Teacher Characteristics
Teachers
teachers from the FSU
teachers' personal and professional identity
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Summary:This article deals with the perceived professional and personal identity of Israeli public-school teachers of subjects related to Jewish culture who have immigrated from the former Soviet Union (FSU). Our research question was: What was the impact of the emigration from the FSU on the teachers' Jewish-Israeli identity construction, and how did this process reflect on their professional self-perception as teachers of Jewishness-related subjects? We found that the development of the teachers' individual Jewish identity had a considerable impact on shaping their educational approach to teaching Jewish cultural subjects.
ISSN:1524-4113
1554-611X
DOI:10.1080/15244113.2021.1985408