This week I have been working on doing research for my cultural project.
In addition, I have been trying to identify famous celebrities and political figures that show up in the news a lot. This has been extremely helpful in understanding the news with the upcoming election year.
Also, having done some research on the perceptions of Ashkenazi and Sephardic Jews at the start of the Israeli state, I am interested in possible stereotypes that still exist. The following political cartoon sheds light on this-
The guy driving in the car is asking the woman how to get to "askenazi"... there are stereotypes in that he is driving, she is walking, she seems to have been shopping at the street markets, while he is just lost in the poorer area of the neighborhood.
I've also downloaded the free Hebrew dictionary application for Apple. The app is great not only for translation use as a language partner, but great for learning some vocabulary that I do not regularly use in everyday Hebrew speaking. It also provides a quiz that tests your knowledge and recent new words you've learned, which has been great for repetition and review of their use and meaning.
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