Herbert S. Lewis

After the Eagles Landed (eBook, PDF)

The Yemenites of Israel

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book portrays aspects of the life of a community of over 1,200 Jews who were either born in Yemen, or who were, in 1975-77, the young sons and daughters of immigrants from Yemen. It contains implications for the important and currently debated topic of ethnic integration in Israel.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. April 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780429693977
• Artikelnr.: 57217989

Autorenporträt

Lewis, Herbert S.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
Theories of Ethnicity and the Case of the Yemenites
2. The Jews of Yemen
The Status of the Jews of Yemen
Jewish Occupations
Jewish Communities and Religion
Sociopolitical Conditions
3. The Exodus from Yemen
The Nineteenth Century
The First Aliya-E' eleh b' Tamar
The Yemenites in Jerusalem
The Second Aliya
The Veteran Yemenite Community
Independence and Operation on Wings of Eagles
Developments in Israel ( 1948-55 )
4. The City of Kiryat Eliahu History of the City
Ethnicity and Integration
Work and Occupation
Government and Administration
Ethnicity and Public Life in Kiryat Eliahu
Summary
5. The Yemenite Community of Kiryat Eliahu The History of Settlement
The Community Today
Work and Occupations
Education
The Family and the Sexes
6. Religion and Social Life Religion in Yemenite Life
Synagogues
Religious Education
Shabbat
Other Religiously Mandated Public Observances
Ja'ale
Weddings and Marriage
Comforting the Bereaved
Conclusions
7. Identity
Values
and Attitudes The Image of the Yemenites
Attitude Toward Work
Histapkut B' mu' at: Frugality and Contentment with Little
Leadership
Politics
and Envy
Social Relations and Ethnicity
Student Responses to a Survey
8. The Yemenites Beyond Kiryat Eliahu Yemenite Settlement
Residence
and Community
Religion and Community
Savings
Consumption
Display
and Histapkut B'mu' at
Occupation
Work
and Status
Moshavim
The Negative Image
Political Position and Influence
The Maintenance and Developmentof the Yemenite Heritage
The Organization of Yemenite Cultural
Social
and Political Activities
9. Conclusions and Implications
The Nature of Yemenite Ethnicity
The Origins of Yemenite Ethnicity
The Transmission and Maintenance of Yemenite Israeli Culture
Postscript-1987 The Problem
Education and Occupation
Residence
Marriage
Intermarriage and Ethnicity
Ethnic Attitudes and Loyalties
Conclusions