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Analytic Philosophy of Education and Jewish Education: The Road Not Taken

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Education is often a case of seized opportunities or missed moments. There is a little-known story of a missed moment in contemporary American-Jewish education which while seemingly modest in proportions, might in fact constitute a major missed opportunity. This chapter is the story of that missed moment.

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  1. Spertus College, Chicago, IL, USA

    Barry Chazan

  2. Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel

    Barry Chazan

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  1. United Jewish Israel Appeal (UJIA), Kentish Town Road 37, London, NW1 8NX, United Kingdom

    Helena Miller

  2. Jewish Inst. Religion, Brookdale Center, Hebrew Union College, West 4th St. 1, New York, 10012, New York, USA

    Lisa Grant

  3. Melton Centre for Jewish Education, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, 91905, Israel

    Alex Pomson

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Chazan, B. (2011). Analytic Philosophy of Education and Jewish Education: The Road Not Taken. In: Miller, H., Grant, L., Pomson, A. (eds) International Handbook of Jewish Education. International Handbooks of Religion and Education, vol 5. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0354-4_2

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