Research in Jewish Demography and Identity

Uzi Rebhun; Eli Lederhendler

Published by Academic Studies Press 2015

Research in Jewish Demography and Identity

Uzi Rebhun and Eli Lederhendler

In the series Jewish Identities in Post-Modern Society

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781618114402

Overview
Contents

About this book

This book contains fifteen original papers covering, a broad spectrum of topics in Jewish demography and identity, considering both Diaspora communities and the population of Israel. While most of the papers make use of quantitative data, some base themselves on qualitative and archive materials. The book is divided into five parts, reflecting the different complementary dimensions investigated: historical demography, history, and politics, immigration and immigrant adaptation, transnationalism, and demography and identity. This work is presented to Professor Sergio Dellapergola upon his retirement from teaching at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Author / Editor information

Eli Lederhendler is the Stephen S. Wise Professor of American Jewish History and Institutions at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where he teaches in the Jewish History and Contemporary Jewry Department. He has been the head of the School of History in the Humanities Faculty at the Hebrew University, and has also taught at Yale University, University College London, and Vassar College. His publications in the field of Jewish history span the 19th and 20th centuries, with a focus on Jewish politics, migration, urbanization, and ethnicity. He is co-editor of the annual series, Studies in Contemporary Jewry.

Reviews

Steven M. Cohen, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion:
This is a rich and varied collection of essays, many of which complement one another. Each of them succeeds in advancing the field to which Sergio DellaPergola has contributed so much and influenced so extensively.

Matthew Boxer, Brandeis University:
“. . . Readers who are familiar with Professor DellaPergola’s work will see his influence clearly throughout this volume. The chapters are thoughtful, nuanced, and well-researched, and, like DellaPergola’s long list of publications, tackle diverse subject matter across the Jewish communities of many nations. This book is a fitting tribute to a dynamic researcher and teacher, and scholars of the Jewish community are fortunate that DellaPergola’s work and that of his colleagues and students will continue to benefit us for many years to come.”

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	1
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	5
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	7
Sergio DellaPergola’s Contributions to Jewish Demography: An Appreciation Sidney Goldstein Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	11
Part A: Historical Demography
Jewish Immigration to Palestine and the United States, 1905-1925: A Socio-Demographic Analysis Gur Alroey Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	16
A Socio-demographic Profile of Old Greece’s Jewish Population between the World Wars Orly C. Meron Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	46
Part B: History and Politics
Return to the Golden Age: Immigration Policies as a Means of Preserving “Old America” and Its Values David Miron Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	80
Split at the Root: Italian Jewish Identity Between Anti-Zionism and Philo-Semitism, 1961–1967 Manuela Consonni Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	98
Part C: Immigration and Migrant Adaptation
Immigration to Israel among the Professional Class: A Case Study of Legal and Medical Professionals among the Jews of France Erik H. Cohen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	126
Demographic Transformations among Ex-Soviet Migrants in Israel Mark Tolts Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	146
The Professional Mobility of FSU Immigrants in Israel, 1990-2010 Viacheslav Konstantinov Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	169
Part D: Transnationalism
Transnational Expansions of Latin American Jewish Life in Times of Migration: A Mosaic of Experiences in the United States Judit Bokser Liwerant Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	198
Back Home: Return Migration, Gender, and Assimilation among Israeli Emigrants Lilach Lev Ari Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	241
“3.04 Times to the Moon and Back”: Transnational Jewish Migrants in Israel Israel Pupko Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	262
Part E: Demography and Identity
Jewish Identity Values of Israeli Youth and Adults in Contemporary Israel Shlomit Levy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	288
Picture Perfect: The Role of Domestic Help in Syrian Jewish Households in Mexico City Paulette Kershenovich Schuster Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	306
Geographic Dispersion and Mobility of Jews in Israel Uzi Rebhun Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	326
A Research Note: Family Growth in Israel and the «Critical Child» Ilana Ziegler Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	355
List of Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	379
Sergio DellaPergola Main Publications Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	384
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	414

Language: English
Publisher: Academic Studies Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;General/trade;
Pages
- Main content: 410

eBook

Published: January 15, 2015
ISBN: 9781618114402