Distant Partners
Community Change Through Project Renewal
Published on 28. May 1990
Book
Hardback
298 pages
978-0-8191-7760-5 (ISBN)
Description
Offers an inside look at two communities, half a world apart, who became partners. One needed aid and the other had the means to help; the book chronicles their relationship in all its complexities, pitfalls, successes and failures. Kfar Oranim (pseudonym), an impoverished Israeli town, was twinned with Croydon (pseudonym), an American Jewish community in Project Renewal, a massive community development effort. Practitioners from different fields were brought together, evoking cooperation and competition, inspired by the often clashing interests of politicians, civil servants, volunteers and indigenous leaders. This unique documentary provides a day-by-day, blow-by-blow record of community development in practice. It is presented in full and analyzed by the two authors, one of whom was the community worker while the other was a member of the Croydon committee which was responsible for implementing the agreement.
Reviews / Votes
Thanks to Lappin and Teicher, we now have a much clearer picture of the liaison's roles, strategies, relationship networks, potential for creating change, and a model for meaningful Diaspora representation. * The Jerusalem Post International Edition * ...an excellent presentation of theoretical and applied community organization practices and principles.... * Journal Of Jewish Community Service * ...is a remarkably lucid and rational account of a complex community situation enveloped in a complex network of political, cultural, and communal relationships. * Charles S. Levy * This book is important reading, not only for professionals in the field of social work but for all of us who care about the ties between American Jewry and Israel. * Jewish News * ...there are many potential uses of the narrative for practice and qualitative research teaching. * CHOICE * ...there are many potential uses of the narrative for practice and qualitative research teaching. |s SOCIAL WORK * CHOICE * Thanks to Lappin and Teicher, we now have a much clearer picture of the liaison's roles, strategies, relationship networks, potential for creating change, and a model for meaningful Diaspora representation. * The Jerusalem Post International Edition * ...an excellent presentation of theoretical and applied community organization practices and principles.... * Journal Of Jewish Community Service * ...is a remarkably lucid and rational account of a complex community situation enveloped in a complex network of political, cultural, and communal relationships. * Charles S. Levy * This book is important reading, not only for professionals in the field of social work but for all of us who care about the ties between American Jewry and Israel. * Jewish News *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Lanham, MD
United States
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
454 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8191-7760-5 (9780819177605)
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