The Non-Jewish Origins of the Sephardic Jews

Paul Wexler

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• Abbreviations and Citations A Note on Citations and Linguistic Terminology Preface 1. Approaches to the Study of Jewish Ethnicity and Ethnic Myths 2. ... Lees meer

New Horizons in Sephardic Studies

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• This book contains the most recent research in the intrinsically interdisciplinary field of Sephardic Studies. It provides new insights into Sephardic... Lees meer

Ashkenazi Jews in Mexico

Adina Cimet

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• An account of the life of the Ashkenazi Jews in Mexico in this century highlights the intersection of cultural and political international problems, s... Lees meer

Let Shepherding Endure

Gideon M Kressel

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• Addresses how shepherding communities in Israel and the Middle East might be preserved. Examining the crucial problems confronting present-day livesto... Lees meer

New World Hasidim

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• A collection of essays that examines the culture, politics, and social structure of Hasidic Jewish life. Hasidim has long been the subject of historic... Lees meer

Yitzhak Rabin's Assassination and the Dilemmas of Commemoration

Vered Vinitzky-Seroussi

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• Examines how Israeli society has commemorated Yitzhak Rabin. How does a society cope with the challenge of acknowledging and commemorating difficult a... Lees meer

Voices of Yugoslav Jewry

Paul Benjamin Gordiejew

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• Emphasizes the role of history in shaping Yugoslav Jewish identity. Voices of Yugoslav Jewry emphasizes the role of history in shaping Yugoslav Jewish... Lees meer

Grasping Land

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• Examines the discourses and experiences associated with space and place in contemporary Israel. This volume explores various processes associated with... Lees meer

Persistence and Flexibility

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• Using a variety of anthropological approaches, the authors illustrate how the Jewish identity has persisted in the United States despite great subcult... Lees meer

Managing Change in Old Age

Haim Hazan

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• This book is an ethnographic study of an old age home in Israel that sheds light on the existential experience of elderly retirees. Hazan looks carefu... Lees meer

Judaism Viewed from Within and from Without

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• Judaism Viewed from Within and from Without presents three themes. The first applies anthropological analyses to classic textual material in Judaism, ... Lees meer