The Maintenance and Transmission of Ethnic Identity - A Study of Four Ethnic Groups of Religious Jews in Israel

Virtually all immigrants to Israel after 1949 were regarded as Jewish in their countries of origin. When they arrived in their new home, however, the enormous social and cultural differences among them and the varieties of their religious customs provided the stimulus for the recognition of new, distinct ethnic groups.

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By Linda Soroff

Summary

Virtually all immigrants to Israel after 1949 were regarded as Jewish in their countries of origin. When they arrived in their new home, however, the enormous social and cultural differences among them and the varieties of their religious customs provided the stimulus for the recognition of new, distinct ethnic groups.

Product details

• Authors: Linda Soroff, Soroff Linda
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.08.1995
• EAN: 9780819199645
• ISBN: 978-0-8191-9964-5
• Dimensions: 144 mm x 222 mm x 19 mm
• Weight: 440 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Judaism; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Israel, Ethnic Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration, RELIGION / Judaism / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civics & Citizenship, HISTORY / Middle East / Israel & Palestine, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Middle Eastern, Migration, immigration & emigration, Judaism, Migration, immigration and emigration, Middle Eastern history, Civil rights & citizenship, Ethiopia, Civics and citizenship, Relating to migrant groups / diaspora communities or peoples, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / African Studies