Sunday, June 21, 2009
Orthodox Jewish Kids Learning Arabic
Yesterday, I read an interesting piece in the NY Times which featured a Jewish High School where many kids from my city study. A few years ago, students requested that the school teach a course in Arabic along with French, Spanish and Hebrew, and the school complied. Why did the kids want to learn a language associated more with "the other side?" To spy? To use it against them? Not at all. "The Arab-Israeli conflict is a huge part of our lives," said one student, "and understanding the culture...
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