Tours That Bind Diaspora, Pilgrimage, and Israeli Birthright Tourism |
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| Author:
| Kelner, Shaul |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8147-4816-9 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2010 |
| Publisher: | New York University Press
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| Imprint: | NYU Press |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $89.00 |
Book Description:
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Since 1999 hundreds of thousands of young American Jews have visited Israel on an all-expense-paid 10-day pilgrimage-tour known as Birthright Israel. Based on seven years of first-hand observation in modern day Israel, the author provides an on-the-ground look at this hotly debated and widely emulated use of tourism to forge transnational ties.
Since 1999 hundreds of thousands of young American Jews have visited Israel on an all-expense-paid 10-day pilgrimage-tour known as Birthright Israel. Based on seven years of first-hand observation in modern day Israel, the author provides an on-the-ground look at this hotly debated and widely emulated use of tourism to forge transnational ties.