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Institut für den Nahen und Mittleren Osten
Veterinärstr. 1
80539 München
I am a research fellow in the Volkswagen Momentum Program “From Pre-Modern to Modern Perspectives in Judaic Studies” at the Munich Research Centre for Jewish-Arabic Cultures.
My project examines how marginalized groups in Israel interpret and narrate their cultural heritage beyond official Zionist heritage discourses. Focusing on Baram National Park in the Upper Galilee, it explores how multiple, contested histories—Jewish, Mizrahi, Hasidic, and Palestinian—coexist yet remain unevenly represented in the public landscape. Using a rights-based, qualitative case study approach, the research centers the voices of marginalized communities through interviews, observation, and participatory photovoice methods. Building on prior findings about exclusionary heritage policies, the project shifts attention from state narratives to lived heritage practices. Its goal is to develop more inclusive models of heritage representation, education, and policy applicable in Israel/Palestine and other contested heritage contexts.
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