ABSTRACT

This article examines the key category defining multiculturalism in Israeli history education: the representation of North African and Middle Eastern Jewry, aka Mizrahim. Applying Nordgren’s and Johansson’s conceptualisation, the article explores the changes in this subject from the establishment of Israel to the present day. The diachronic textual analysis shows that social and educational transformations along with developments in the historical discipline have led to a significant change in the representation of Mizrahim. These changes, the conceptual framework reveals, were manifested not solely in adding content but reflected a profound acknowledgement of multicultural approaches. Nevertheless it became clear that the changes are limited, as constructing the Eurocentric Zionist historical consciousness remains the primary goal of the education process. Similar to controversies around the world, the limited nature of the changes–despite the sincere efforts involved–is the result of the rigid national framework that continues to shape Israel’s history education.

摘要

本文探讨了以色列历史教育中定义多元文化主义的关键类别：北非和中东犹太人的代表，又名Mizrahim. 应用 Nordgren 和 Johansson 的概念化，本文探讨了这一主题从以色列建国至今的变化。历时文本分析表明，社会和教育变革以及历史学科的发展导致了对麦兹拉希姆形象的重大改变。概念框架显示，这些变化不仅体现在增加内容上，还反映了对多元文化方法的深刻认可。然而，很明显变化是有限的，因为构建以欧洲为中心的犹太复国主义历史意识仍然是教育过程的主要目标。与世界各地的争议类似，