Madrasa Series Guides for Participants and Facilitators (2023, Dir. Guri Alfi, Created by Sayed Kashua)
Madrasa is a comedy drama TV series following Jewish and Arab/Palestinian students and teachers at a bilingual school in Jerusalem, with many similarities to the Hand in Hand school in Jerusalem. Students and teachers alike tackle existential questions and adolescent angst, with humor, honesty, and hope. Learners will gain greater insight into the daily experiences of Jewish and Arab/Palestinian high schoolers as characters shift between languages, their lives at school, and experiences in the outside world.
The guide contains tools to introduce engaging programing on the complex realities of Arab citizens and Jewish-Arab relations in Israel, regardless of participants’ prior knowledge level. Background information and suggested resources for further learning are provided to help place the film in context, and discussion questions are included to facilitate discussions.
- Arts and Culture
- Israel - Contemporary
- Israel - State
- Pluralism
- Relationship Building
- Storytelling
- Zionism
- After School and Beyond
- Educator Training
- Camp
- Congregational Learning
- Day Schools and Yeshivas
- Family Engagement
- Teen Engagement
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