The Great Immigration

Russian Jews in Israel
1. Auflage 1998
ISBN: 978-1-57181-968-0
Verlag: Berghahn Books

Buch, Englisch, Band 11, 256 Seiten, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 441 g

Reihe: New Directions in Anthropology

More than 750,000 Russian Jews arrived in Israel between 1988 and 1996. However, this Great Immigration, as it has been called, has gone largely unnoticed in Israeli public life. Information about this significant event has been sketchy and largely characterized by stereotypes and simplistic generalizations. Based on a number of case studies, this book offers the first in-depth analysis of the life of the new Russian-Jewish immigrants and of the interaction between them and other Israeli citizens. The author explores the peculiar set of problems that the immigrants from the former Soviet Union have been facing and shows how the newcomers, by sheer number, were able to exploit their skills and capacity for political mobilization, to resist bureaucratic control and cultural assimilation. Adaptation did take place but resulted in new institutions and formations of class and leadership. The integration of such vast numbers of immigrants over a relatively short period is a considerable challenge for a society by any standards, but must certainly be considered a unique phenomenon for a relatively small country such as Israel.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Siegel, Dina

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Minderheiten, Interkulturelle & Multikulturelle Fragen
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie von Migranten und Minderheiten
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Illustrations

Preface

Emmanuel Marx

Acknowledgements

List of Abbreviations

Introduction

Chapter 1. Russian Jewish Immigration to Israel in its Historical Perspective

Chapter 2. The Russian Jewish Community - Myth and Reality

Chapter 3. The Creation of a 'Public Problem'

Chapter 4. The Relationship with other Ethnic Groups

Chapter 5. Political Aborption

Chapter 6. Conclusions

Epilogue

Appendices

Glossary

Bibliography

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Siegel, Dina
Dina Siegel, originally from Kishinev in the former Soviet Union, now lives in the Netherlands. She received her MA in Sociology and Social Anthropology from Tel-Aviv University and her PhD in Cultural Anthropology from the Free University Amsterdam to which she is affiliated.

Dina Siegel, originally from Kishinev in the former Soviet Union, now lives in the Netherlands. She received her MA in Sociology and Social Anthropology from Tel-Aviv University and her PhD in Cultural Anthropology from the Free University Amsterdam to which she is affiliated.