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Shulamit Katznelson (; 1919–1999) was a pioneering
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i educator and ulpan founder who sought to bring Jews and Arabs together through language studies.


Biography

Shulamit Katznelson was born in
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, on August 17, 1919, to a prominent political family. Her mother, Batsheva Katznelson, was a member of the
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, and her uncle, Zalman Shazar, was Israel's third president. Her father, Dr. Reuven Katznelson, was also well known for his research in public health and social work. In 1921 she emigrated with her family to
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. She attended high school and teachers' college in
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, and earned her master's degree in social work at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. In 1951 she founded the Ulpan Akiva, a residential language school in Netanya, Israel. It was one of the first three ''ulpanim'' in Israel. She spent nearly 50 years directing the
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, where Jews and Arabs were encouraged to get to know each other, speak each other's language, and learn about each other's history and culture.''Lifelong Education in Israel'', Adult Education and the Arab Population in Israel,
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, ed. Kalman Yaron, p.119 Many students from different backgrounds developed lifelong friendships at the school. She died of a heart attack at her home in
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, Israel, on August 6, 1999.


Awards and recognition

For her efforts to improve Jewish-Arab relations, she received the nation's highest honor, the
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, in 1986. She also received the Knesset's Speaker's Prize in 1983, and was nominated for the
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in 1992 and 1993.


See also

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Katznelson, Shulamit People from Netanya Israeli educators 1919 births 1999 deaths University of Michigan School of Social Work alumni Israel Prize in education recipients Immigrants to Mandatory Palestine Swiss emigrants Israeli expatriates in the United States