Chapter 5 Sources of Propaganda Abroad

Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Abbreviations vii
4. Preface ix
5. Book I
6. Introduction 3
7. Early Incidents of Religious-Secular Conflict 7
8. Absorption of Mass Immigration in the Early Years 15
9. Why was a Government Commission of Inquiry Appointed? 19
10. The Composition of the Commission of Inquiry 41
11. Ben-Gurion’s Stand on the Education of Immigrant Children 47
12. Attitudes of Various Parties Toward the Commission of Inquiry 59
13. Uniform Education in the Immigrant Camps and the Religious Workers Stream 65
14. Political Developments During the Course of the Commission’s Investigation 79
15. The Culture Department’s Objections to the Commission’s Conclusions 89
16. Reactions to the Frumkin Report 101
17. Comments on the Procedures and Conclusions of the Frumkin Commission 123
18. The Decision to Introduce a State Educational System (1953) 137
19. Shas—The Party Whose Roots Lie in the Anti-Religious Coercion of Israel’s First Years 145
20. Summing Up: Israel—from “Melting Pot” to Pluralistic State 155
21. Notes 161
22. Book II
23. Report of the Commission of Inquiry Concerning Education in the Immigrant Camps 191
24. Appointment, Authority, and Procedures of the Commission 193
25. The General Background 197
26. The Immigrant Camps 233
27. Specific Accusations 237
28. Accusations in the Press 269
29. Sources of Propaganda Abroad 275
30. Conclusions 287
31. Addendum 293
32. Notes 297
33. Glossary of Hebrew Terms 301
34. Select Biographies 306
35. Bibliography 321
36. Index 329