Advice from a former Scholar-in-Residence, Arnold Eisen. Book recommendations follow the suggestions.
- Increase our knowledge about the Reality of Israel, as opposed to the Myth of Israel.through films, books, magazines, newspapers, on-line sources, and maybe even satellite TV.
- Learn more about the history of Zionism and the development of the State—especially when seen parallel to the modern history of the Jewish diaspora.
- Visit, and when visiting get to know the place better, go beyond touring and vacation (especially if this is not the first visit) to learning more about the place, the people, the society, the culture.