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Seeing and meeting is believing

05/31/2012 15:41 By BARRY DAVIS

Eighth graders from 40 schools have been investigating the work and lasting impact of some of our departed prime ministers and presidents, focusing on their lesser-known achievements.

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Dafna Arbel is a great believer in the hands-on educational approach. Arbel is deputy director of the Ben-Gurion Heritage Institute, one of three bodies behind the From the Leaders of the Past to the Generation of the Future project, which is now in its second year. The other official driving forces behind the nationwide scheme are the Israeli Cultural Center of the Education Ministry, and the Presidents and Prime Ministers of Israel Commemoration Department of the Prime Minister’s Office.

Over the past six months, eighth graders from 40 schools up and down the country have been devoting school time, and plenty of their spare time, to investigating the work and lasting impact of some of our departed prime ministers and presidents.

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Seeing and meeting is believing

Eighth graders from 40 schools have been investigating the work and lasting impact of some of our departed prime ministers and presidents, focusing on their lesser-known achievements.

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