K-12 TLC Guide to Israel

Link to the Court System

Link to the State Legislature

Link to the State Symbols

Link to the State Archives

Link to the State Library

Link to the State Museum

Link to the Tourism Office

Link to the State Department of Education

Click for Tel Aviv, Israel Forecast

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General Resources Section

Background Notes, U.S. Department of State.
BBC.
The Big Eye.
CIA World Factbook.

Geography.

Columbus World Travel Guide.
CountryReports.org.
Country Studies, Library of Congress.
Fact Monster.
Geographic.org.

Geography.

Governments on the WWW.
The Hague International Model United Nations.
The Jewish Virtual Library.
Local Time Information, time and date.com.
Lonely Planet.
The Odyssey, World Trek for Education.
Reuters Foundation.
Rough Guides to Travel.
The Simon Wiesenthal Center.
Tour and Travel Israel.
Travel Information and Advisory Report, Canadian Government.
Travel.com.
TheTravelzine.com.
The World Bank.
World ORT Union.
World Travel Directory.
Yahoo!

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Artists

K-12 TLC Guide to Artists & Architects.

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Israel

Authors and Illustrators Section

K-12 TLC Guide to Authors & Illustrators.
K-12 TLC Guide to Poetry.

Grossman, David (b. Jan 25, 1954):

Authors' Calendar.

Amazon.com.

Oz, Amos (b. May 1939):
- New York State Writers Institute, State University of New York, Albany.
- Writer's Almanac.
- Amazon.com.

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Israel

Explorers, Pioneers and Astronauts Section

K-12 TLC Guide to World History.

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Israel

Business Leaders Section

K-12 TLC Guide to Business & Economics.

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K-12 TLC Guide to Composers.
K-12 TLC Guide to the Music of the Middle East.
K-12 TLC Guide to Opera.

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Mathematicians, Scientists and Inventors Section

K-12 TLC Guide to Inventors & Inventions.
K-12 TLC Guide to Scientists and Mathematicians.

Aumann, Robert J.: K-12 TLC Guide.

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Military Career Section

K-12 TLC Guide to War.

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Notorious People Section

K-12 TLC Guide to Crime.

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Performing Artists Section

K-12 TLC Guide to Actors.
K-12 TLC Guide to Film.
K-12 TLC Guide to Music.
K-12 TLC Guide to the Music of the Middle East.

Perlman, Itzhak (b. Aug 31, 1945):

Biography.com.
DECCA.
EMI.
International Directory of Musicians.
Kennedy Center.
Minnesota Public Radio.
National Public Radio:

Amazon.com.

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Israel

Political and Social Leaders Section

K-12 TLC Guide to Politics.
K-12 TLC Guide to World Government.

Ben-Gurion, David: K-12 TLC Guide.

Meir, Golda: K-12 TLC Guide.

Rabin, Yitzhak:
- BBC.
- Fact Monster.
Weizmann, Chaim: K-12 TLC Guide.

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Sports Figures Section

K-12 TLC Guide to Sports.

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Israel

Business and Economics Section

K-12 TLC Guide to Business and Economics.

Background Notes, U.S. Department of State:
- Economy.
- Travel/Business.
CountryReports.org.
Currencies of the World, University of British Columbia.
Currency/Exchange Rate Converter:
- Universal Currency Converter.
Economy:
- CIA Factbook.
- Country Studies, Library of Congress.
- Geographic.org.
- The World Bank.
The Internationalist.
Money & Costs, Lonely Planet.
Transportation:
- CIA World Fact Book.
- Country Studies, Library of Congress.
- Geographic.org.
Yahoo!

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Israel

Global Gazetteer.
Yahoo!
- Cities.
- Districts and Regions.
Jerusalem:
- The Crusades: K-12 TLC Guide.
- Christian Science Monitor:
  - Jerusalem, Jerusalem: How the Ancient City Ignited Our Modern World.
- Deutsche Welle:
  - Muslim Family Holds Keys To Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
- Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem, The Stock Solution.
- The Jerusalem Post.
- Map, University of Texas.
- National Public Radio:
- Waking in Jerusalem , Sharon Katz.
Nazareth:
- National Public Radio:
  - Violence in Nazareth:
    - Arab View (3:45).
    - Israeli View (3:45).
- Tel Aviv:

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Climate and Weather Section

K-12 TLC Guide to Weather & Meteorology.

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Education, Libraries and Museums Section

Education Section

K-12 TLC Guide to Education.

Ministry of Education

Yahoo!

Libraries Section

K-12 TLC Guide to Libraries.

National Library of Israel.

Museums Section

K-12 TLC Guide to Museums.

National Museum of Israel.

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Israel

Government Section

Espionage Trial of Iranian Jews: K-12 TLC Guide.
Lebanon-Israel Conflict: K-12 TLC Guide.
Palestine: K-12 TLC Guide.
Syrian Disputes: K-12 TLC Guide.

Election 2001: K-12 TLC Guide.
Government of Israel.

United States Embassy in Israel.
Israeli Embassy in Washington D.C..

Amnesty International.
Constitutional Framework, University of Wuerzburg.
Flags:
- Flags of all Countries.
- Flags of the World.
Government:
- CIA World Fact Book.
- Country Studies, Library of Congress.
- CountryReports.org.
- Geographic.org.
- Governments on the WWW.
- Official Government Websites, Keele University.
Human Rights Watch.
Legal Resources, The ChanRobles Group.
Military/Defense:
- CIA World Fact Book.
- Geographic.org.
National Anthem:
- National Anthems of the World, Geocities.
National Public Radio (audio):
- 12/07/99: Barak and Settlements (4:30).
- 12/13/99: Road Around Jerusalem (4:00).
- 12/15/99: The Golan Heights (2:30).
- 01/12/00: Human Rights in Israel (3:30).
- 01/12/00: Project Birthright (4:32).
- 01/27/00: Questionable Finances (3:30).
- 02/03/00: Cold Peace between Egypt and Israel (7:00).
- 02/27/00: Israel's SHAS Party (6:20).
- 03/28/00: Netanyahus to be Indicted? (3:30).
- 04/06/00: Talmud Students Military Exemption (4:08).
- 04/13/00: China's President Jiang Zemin Visits Israel:
  - Morning Edition (3:40).
  - All Things Considered (3:15).
- 04/18/00: Legality of Detaining Foreigners (3:30).
- 05/22/00: Israeli Government in Disarray (4:30).
- 06/05/00: Prison for Prayer? (8:31).
- 06/07/00: Vote to Dissolve Parliament (4:00).
- 08/22/00: Barak Proposes Civil Reform (3:21).
- 09/21/00: Orthodox Jews Protest Jailing (5:08).
- 09/23/00: U.S. Ambassador's Clearance Pulled (3:30).
- Nuclear Weapons:
  - 2/2/00: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal (3:30).
  - 4/26/00: Israel Criticized (3:16).
Political Leaders of Israel, The Z�rate's Political Collections.
Politics:
- Political Resources on the Net
State of Freedom Country Ratings, Freedom House.
Transnational Issues:
- CIA World Fact Book.
- Geographic.org.
U.S. Department of State:
- Defense.
- Foreign Relations.
- Government.
- Political Conditions.
- U.S. Relations.
- Diplomatic List.
World Governments, Hieros Gamos.
Yahoo!

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Israel

Election 2001

National Public Radio (audio):
- 10/29/00: Shifts in Israeli Politics (4:00).
- Early Elections to be Scheduled:
  - 11/28/00: Report #1 (4:00).
  - 11/29/00: Report #2 (3:25).
- Barak Resigns:
  - 12/09/00: Report #1 (4:00).
  - 12/10/00: Report #2 (3:00).
  - 12/11/00: Report #3 (4:10).
- 01/09/01: Israeli Politics (4:30).
- 01/22/01: Israeli Arabs and the Election (5:08).
- 01/26/01: Barak Faces Uphill Battle (5:45).
- 01/31/01: Palestinians Oppose Sharon (4:30).
- 02/02/01: Sharon Holds Large Lead (4:00).
- Ariel Sharon:
  - 01/24/01: Sharon - Candidate for President (7:30).
  - 01/24/01: Sharon's Role in 1982 Massacre (4:30).

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Israel

History and Culture Section

The Crusades: K-12 TLC Guide.
Judaism: K-12 TLC Guide.
Lebanon-Israel Conflict: K-12 TLC Guide.
Middle East History: K-12 TLC Guide.

11/02/1917: Balfour Declaration:

1973 Yom Kippur War:
- Egypt: K-12 TLC Guide.
- Syria: K-12 TLC Guide.
- American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise.
- BBC.
- Fact Monster.
- History Channel.
- Jewish Internet Association.
1978 Camp David Peace Accords: K-12 TLC Guide.
10/26/1994: Israel and Jordan Sign Peace Treaty, New York Times.

Church of the Holy Sepulcher:
- Religion: K-12 TLC Guide.
- Architecture: K-12 TLC Guide.
- BiblePlaces.com.
- Christian Travel Study Programs.
- Deutsche Welle:
  - Muslim Family Holds Keys to Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
- GreatMirror.com.
- Hebrew University.
- Israeli Government Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
- Jewish Virtual Library.
- Seattle Post Intelligencer.
Country Studies, Library of Congress.
Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem, The Stock Solution.

Genealogy: K-12 TLC Guide.

Gottheil, Richard - "The Aims of Zionism,"
A.P. Student.
History of Israel Since WWII, The Guardian.
TheHistoryNet:
- 11/16/1953: U.S. Condemns Israel's Raid on Jordan.
The Holocaust: K-12 TLC Guide.

The Internet Jewish History Sourcebook, Fordham University.
Israel Museum.
- National Public Radio (audio):
  - History of Christianity: 4/7/00 (4:18).
Israel Museums Travel Guide, Tour and Travel Israel.
Israel by Timeline, Israel Foreign Ministry.
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.
The Jewish Virtual Library.
Language:
- K-12 TLC Guide to Judaism.
- 1st International Collection of Tongue Twisters.
- Babel Fish Translator, AltaVista.
- Ethnologue.
- InfoPlease.
- National Public Radio (audio):
  - Yiddish-isms: 8/20/00 (2:30).
- Travlang Translating Dictionaries.
- yourDictionary.com.
Lonely Planet:
- History.
Music: K-12 TLC Guide.

Mythology on the Web:
- Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
- Mythology of the Ancient Middle East.
National Public Radio:
- AIDS in Israel (audio: 4:30).
- The Dead Sea Is Dropping (audio: 5:30).
- Ethiopian Immigrants (audio: 16:30).
- Elevator or the Stairs? In Israel, Rabbis Weigh In.
- In Israel, When Is A Jew Not Jewish Enough?
- Israeli Environmental Institute (audio: 6:30).
- Israeli Farmers and Orthodox Jews (audio: 5:10).
- Israeli History Books (audio: 4:45).
- Israeli Radio Reunites Survivors (audio: 5:30).
- Israelis Crave Olive Oil (audio: 4:59).
- Jerusalem's Temple Mount (audio: 5:10).
- Leah Rabin:
  - Remembrance #1 (audio: 2:45).
  - Remembrance #2 (audio: 3:00).
- Middle East Peace (audio: 3:00).
- The New Millennium in Israel (audio: 5:00).
- Only Israeli Journalist in Palestine (audio: 8:30).
- Poet Yhuda Amichai, Yehuda (audio: 5:45).
- Pope John Paul II Pilgrimage to Israel:
  - Reactions in Israel: 3/17/00 (audio: 6:45).
  - 3/21/00 (audio: 5:00).
  - 3/23/00: Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial:
    - Morning Edition (audio: 4:30).
    - All Things Considered (audio: 5:00).
- Rights to the Sea of Galilee (audio: 5:15).
- Settlements in the West Bank and Gaza (audio: 8:45).
On-This-Day:
- 11/20/1977: Sadat Addresses Israeli Parliament.
People:
- CIA World Fact Book.
- Geographic.org.
- Immigrants:
- Jewish Family & Life.
- Picture Archive of Israel, Swedish University Network.
Quaboag Regional High School:
- Growth of Agricultural And Commercial Civilizations.
- The Age of Revolutionary Change.
- The World from 1945 to the Present.
The Simon Wiesenthal Center.
Time 100:
- David Ben-Gurion.
The WWW Virtual Library, University of Kansas.
Yad Vashem Holocaust Remembrance Authority.
Yahoo!
- Arts and Humanities.
- Society and Culture.

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Holidays, Celebrations and Commemorations

K-12 TLC Guide to Hanukkah.
K-12 TLC Guide to Calendars.

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Israel

Maps Section

K-12 TLC Guide to Maps.

InfoPlease.
Maps of Israel, EmbassyWorld.com.
National Geographic Society:
- Atlas.
- Dynamic Map.
University of Texas.

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Israel

Media Section

K-12 TLC Guide to Media.

Communications:
- CIA World Fact Book.
- Geographic.org.
Hebrew-Arabic Radio Show,
National Public Radio: 11/01/1999 (audio: 8:00).
The Jerusalem Post.
Media in Israel, Escapeartist.com.
World News:
- BBC World Service.
- CNN.com, World News.
- International Herald Tribune.
- Manchester Guardian Weekly.
- WorldNews.com.
- Yahoo News.
Yahoo!

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Israel

Parks and Natural Resources Section

Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources.

Official Tourism Site.

Herod's Tomb:

National Geographic:

King Herod Revealed.

2007: Herod's Tomb Unearthed Near Jerusalem.
2010: Herod's VIP Box.

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Chronologies and Timelines

K-12 TLC Guide to Timelines & Chronologies

1953
Aug 19	Israel Grants Commemorative Citizenship to All Holocaust Victims
1980
Aug 20	U.N. Condemns Israel for Claiming All of Jerusalem As Its Capital

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Related Literature Section

Holocaust Teacher Information: K-12 TLC Guide.

Mayne, Seymour: K-12 TLC Guide to Poets.
Multicultural Book Reviews for K-12 Educators.

Primary:
- Waking in Jerusalem , Sharon Katz.
Young Adult:
- Golem , David Wisniewski.
Adult:
- The Chosen, Chaim Potok, The Ballantine Publishing Group.
- One Palestine, Complete, Tom Segev.

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Israel

Teacher Resources Section

K-12 TLC Teachable Moments

09/05/1972: Israeli Massacre at the Munich Olympics.

Holocaust Resources: K-12 TLC Guide.
Teacher Resources for the Music of the Middle East: K-12 TLC Guide.

Grades 5-6:
- Golda Meir: Israeli Political Leader,
  Allison Cassell, Utah State University.

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This guide last edited 12/24/2011
This guide last revised 03/26/2009