Daily Podcasts Video Research

These schools build Druze Israeli identity, one student at a time

JL;DR SUMMARY Amal high schools, such as those in Yanuh Jat and Kisra Samia, play a crucial role in strengthening Druze identity while integrating students into Israel's democratic society. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

JL;DR members get full summaries of all articles in the archive, including this one. Donate & start reading »

Tags

LeadershipIsraeli SocietyDemocracyDiversityCoexistenceCivic EngagementDruzeCultural EducationCommunity BuildingAmal High Schools

Places mentioned

Yanuh Jat, Northern District, Israel
"The front courtyard of the Amal high school in the western Galilee village of Yanuh Jat, with its stone terraces, flower-lined walkways and wooden bench circles, looks more like a retreat center than a typical school."
Northern District, Israel
"In November last year, the school hosted Jewish students from an Amal school in nearby Amka at a farm that serves as an extension of the Yanuh Jat campus."
Kisra Samia, Northern District, Israel
"If Yanuh Jat illustrates how a school can serve as a community anchor, the Amal Multidisciplinary High School in Kisra Samia shows how an educational institution can become a shared anchor for two neighboring communities."
Southern District, Israel
"Barakat recalls with pride a letter from a hotel manager in Eilat praising his students considerate behavior on a school trip."

Support this source

This item was indexed and curated by Cairo, JL;DR's web crawler.
Cairo Item ID 83820
Cairo Source ID 42
Retrieved 2026-06-02 05:30:59 UTC
Curated 2026-06-02 08:30:49 UTC