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![ISRAEL - Key Reference Israel: From visions of nationhood to realisation through music by Lia Laor This book chapter is a key reference for the historical development of music education in Israel. It was published as Chapter 14 in The Origins and Foundations of Music Education: International Perspectives, edited by Gordon Cox and Robin Stevens. This book is available in hardcopy, paperback and eBook editions and was published by Bloomsbury International, London in 2016. 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(1984),'The challenge of new music education in Israel', HedHachinuch, 5, 48–50 [Hebrew]. Sagi, A. and Nachtomy, O.(eds) (2009), Israel: Society, Culture, and History: Multicultural Challenge in Israel, Boston, MA.: Academic Studies Press. Schisgall, O. (1961),'The Sound of Singing in Israel', Reader's Digest, 78 (May 1961), 240. Van Leer Jerusalem Institute (2010), The Dostrovsky Forum for Music and Dance Education, http://www.vanleer.org.il/en/research-group/dostrovsky-forum-music-and-dance-education (accessed 1 July 2015). Zmora-Cohen, M. (1985), Report of the Committee for Education in the Arts, headed by Michal Zmora-Cohen and submitted to the Minister of Education [Hebrew].](ghana_htm_files/10382.png)
