Youth Tourism to Israel Educational Experiences of the Diaspora

This book is a comprehensive analysis of educational tours to Israel for Jewish youth, based on over ten years ofthe author?s empirical research. The tours are explored from multiple aspects including: history, education,population and comparison of sub-populations, ethnic and religious identity, adolescence, marketing, staff,organization and logistics.

Dr. Erik H. Cohen has conducted numerous international studies in the fields of Jewish education, Jewish identity, Israel-Diaspora relations, and youth culture. He has a special interest in the Facet Theory approach of data design and analysis. He has been widely published in these fields, including several books published in French and Hebrew. He is a senior lecturer in the School of Education at Bar Ilan University and Director of the Research & Evaluation Group, based at Jerusalem, Israel. Dr. Erik H. Cohen was born in Morocco, raised in France, and immigrated to Israel at the age of 22.