Kazakhstan textbooks promote tolerance, respect for Judaism, Israel - IMPACT report finds

Jerusalem Post - 09/04
Kazakhstan's school curriculum offers a largely positive portrayal of Judaism and Jewish history, and in many cases, a balanced approach to the Arab-Israeli conflict.

Kazakhstan's school curriculum offers a largely positive portrayal of Judaism and Jewish history, and in many cases, a balanced approach to the Arab-Israeli conflict, according to a new report released by the Institute for Monitoring Peace and Cultural Tolerance in School Education (IMPACT-se).

The report is the third and final in a series examining educational content in Central Asia, conducted in partnership with the Ruderman Family Foundation. Previous reports analyzed curricula in Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan.

IMPACT-se researchers reviewed more than 100 Kazakh and Russian-language textbooks published between 2015 and 2023, covering grades 2 through 11. The study, authored by Dr. Zeev Levin and Dr. Talant Aktanzhanov, focused in par...
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