Acknowledgements

Introduction - Israeli Civic Culture as a Jewish Culture Civic Culture Israeli Culture, Jewish Culture(s) The Anthropological History of Israeli Holidays Structure of the Book

Chapter One - Jewish Family: Passover Passover in Jewish Cultures of the Past The Seder in the Yishuv and in Israel The 1960s on: The Rise of the Extended Family What do I have in common with these people? Why the Haggadah? The Seder in the Jewish Culture of the Diaspora Conclusion: The Jewish Extended Family in Israeli Public Culture

Chapter Two - Environment: Tu Bishvat Tu Bishvat in Jewish Cultures of the Past Arbor Day and Tu Bishvat Trees and Planting in the New Hebrew Culture The Mandate Era: National Planting Ceremonies Planting Ceremonies in Independent Israel: Ecology and Politics Tu Bishvat in Israeli Culture: The Environmental-Political Track Tu Bishvat in Israeli Culture: The Environmental-Apolitical Track Tu Bishvat in Adult Culture: Active Nostalgia Tu Bishvat in American Jewish Culture Tu Bishvat and Arbor Day: Reciprocal Relations Conclusion: Nostalgia as a Cultural Force

Chapter Three - Public Space: Yom Kippur Yom Kippur as an Anomaly Historical Yom Kippur The Israeli version of Yom Kippur: The Suspension of Transportation The Suspension of Economic Activity Online Fasting: What do People Do? Heshbon Nefesh: Ecology and Politics The Jewishness of Public Space Conclusion: The Jewish Public Space

Chapter Four - Freedom: Yom Ha'atzma'ut Yom Ha'atzma'ut: The Initial Second Thoughts Spontaneity and Artificiality Doing Something on Yom Ha'atzma'ut Wandering the City Streets From Picnic to Cookout Memorial Day and the Torch-Lighting Ceremony Yom Ha'atzma'ut in the Diaspora Israeli Arabs and Yom Ha'atzma'ut Conclusion: An Empty Day?

Chapter Five - Citizenship: The Nationalization of Jewish Culture in Israel The Assimilative Power of the Jewish Culture in Israel The Nationalizing of the Israeli Jewish Culture Nationalizing the Jewish Culture: Its Ramifications for Jewish Identity in Israel Nationalizing the Jewish Culture: Its Ramifications for Arab Identity in Israel Epilogue: Political Fantasy and Cultural Reality

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