World Heritage Site: Incense Route - Desert Cities in the Negev
Publication Year: 2025
Publication Type: Book
Publication Identifier: WHEC161B4ABF3
Summary
A two-decade German-Israeli academic exchange program, centered in Beer Sheva's desert edge, successfully fostered cross-cultural knowledge transfer and interdisciplinary learning. This initiative, documented in a volume of academic articles, essays, experience reports, and obituaries, demonstrated the profound impact of immersive educational experiences on participants' understanding of Jewish and Israel Studies, archaeology, history, geology, anthropology, and sociology. The program's unique blend of Hebrew language instruction, German-language lectures, and regular study visits to significant sites in the Negev desert highlighted the region's cultural and scientific significance, contributing valuable insights into the encounter between German and Israeli academic traditions.
Citation
Gelber, M. H., & Müller, J. (Eds.). (2025). Deutsch-Israelischer Wissenstransfer und Begegnungsgeschichte. https://doi.org/10.5771/9783987401749
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