Israeli Children's Literature


Figure 1.-- We note a charming little illustrated book published in 1962--The Sheikh's Son by Margalit Banai. The photographs were taken by Shlomo Soriano. It is the two Israeli boys, a Jewish and a Muslim Bedouin boy. The book features many photographs of the life in the Bedouin people. It was published by Karni publishers, Tel Aviv. The book is of interest because of the sensative depiction of Arabs, in this case Bedouins. We notice nothing like this in the Arab countries surrounding Israel or actually wider Muslim world.

We do not yet have much information on Israeli children's literature. Of course only since Israel became a state (1848) could large numbers of Jewish people be taught to use Hebrew as their native language and work and write in it. Until Israel was established a great deal of Jewish literature was written in Yidish. We do note a charming little illustrated book published in 1962--The Sheikh's Son by Margalit Banai. The photographs were taken by Shlomo Soriano. It is the two Israeli boys, a Jewish and a Muslim Bedouin boy. The book features many photographs of the life in the Bedouin people. It was published by Karni publishers, Tel Aviv. The book is of interest because of the sensative depiction of Arabs, in this case Bedouins. We notice nothing like this in the Arab countries surrounding Israel or actually wider Muslim world. Rather we see nothing published other than to vilify Israel and Jews in general. We would be intereted in information on Muslim children's books and if they know of any similr childrens' books. A good way of assssing a society's values is to look at children's literature and school books. This is escpecially the case of totaliratian / theological political structures or countries with blasfhemy laws that limit free speech.







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