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Jewish Studies and Israel Studies in the Twenty-First Century

Intersections and Prospects

by Yossi Ben-Harush, Dzmitry Shavialiou, Amir Rezaeipanah, Özgür Kaymak, Yakov Rabkin, Yaacov Yadgar, Aharon Klieman, Shlomit Attias, Achim Rohde, Dani Kranz, Tryce Hyman, Alan T. Levenson, Johannes Becke ...

Series series Bloomsbury Studies in Modern Jewish History, Historiography, and Memory
Jewish studies has been a vibrant academic discipline for many decades, and since the establishment of the Association for Israel Studies in 1985 to engage in research on the history, politics, society, and culture of the modern state of Israel, the two disciplines have worked along parallel tracks in universities. This book focuses on the vibrant academic field of Israel studies and its complex ... Read more

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Jewish studies has been a vibrant academic discipline for many decades, and since the establishment of the Association for Israel Studies in 1985 to engage in research on the history, politics, society, and culture of the modern state of Israel, the two disciplines have worked along parallel tracks in universities. This book focuses on the vibrant academic field of Israel studies and its complex
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A Double Burden

Israeli Jews in Contemporary Germany

by Uzi Rebhun, Dani Kranz, Heinz Sünker ...

Series series SUNY series in National Identities
Explores the delicate interplay between emigration of Jews from Israel to Germany and the construction of a new identity in the shadow of antisemitism both past and present in their new home.Critically analyzing Israeli-Jewish migration to Germany, A Double Burden combines complementary approaches from the social sciences-quantitative, qualitative, and ethnographic research-to track migrants' ... Read more

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Explores the delicate interplay between emigration of Jews from Israel to Germany and the construction of a new identity in the shadow of antisemitism both past and present in their new home.Critically analyzing Israeli-Jewish migration to Germany, A Double Burden combines complementary approaches from the social sciences-quantitative, qualitative, and ethnographic research-to track migrants'
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Translated Memories

Transgenerational Perspectives on the Holocaust

by Bettina Hofmann, Anne Ranasinghe, Carol Ascher, Daniel Feldman, Bruno Arich-Gerz, Doron Ben-Atar, Julia Epstein, Elizabeth Rosner, Federico Dal Bo, Christoph Houswitschka0, Naomi Shmuel1, Joseph Swann2, Richard Aronowitz3, Christoph Heyl4, Yael Munk5, Lilian Gergely6, Sue Lieberman7, Dani Kranz8, Peter Wortsman9, Ursula Reuter1, Lori Hope Lefkovitz2, Maria Roca Lizarazu3, Rebecca Margolis4, Steven Leonard Jacobs5, Victoria Aarons6 ...

Series series Bloomsbury Studies in Jewish Literature
This volume engages with memory of the Holocaust as expressed in literature, film, and other media. It focuses on the cultural memory of the second and third generations of Holocaust survivors, while also taking into view those who were children during the Nazi period. Language loss, language acquisition, and the multiple needs of translation are recurrent themes for all of the authors discussed. ... Read more

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This volume engages with memory of the Holocaust as expressed in literature, film, and other media. It focuses on the cultural memory of the second and third generations of Holocaust survivors, while also taking into view those who were children during the Nazi period. Language loss, language acquisition, and the multiple needs of translation are recurrent themes for all of the authors discussed.
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The Dynamics of Right-Wing Extremism within German Society

Escape into Authoritarianism

Edited by Oliver Decker, Johannes Kiess, Elmar Brähler ...

Series series Routledge Studies in Fascism and the Far Right
The Dynamics of Right-Wing Extremism within German Society explores the prevalence of right-wing extremist attitudes in Germany.The book provides a thorough psychosocial and sociological theory of general authoritarian dynamics to explain broader societal attitudes, particularly focusing on right-wing extremism. It provides a uniquely long-term perspective on the different dimensions of right-wing ... Read more

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The Dynamics of Right-Wing Extremism within German Society explores the prevalence of right-wing extremist attitudes in Germany.The book provides a thorough psychosocial and sociological theory of general authoritarian dynamics to explain broader societal attitudes, particularly focusing on right-wing extremism. It provides a uniquely long-term perspective on the different dimensions of right-wing
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On Antisemitism

Solidarity and the Struggle for Justice

by Jewish Voice for Peace Leadership and Culture Lab ...

When the State of Israel claims to represent all Jewish people, defenders of Israeli policy redefine antisemitism to include criticism of Israel. Antisemitism is harmful and real in our society. What must also be addressed is how the deployment of false charges of antisemitism or redefining antisemitism can suppress the global progressive fight for justice. There is no one definitive voice on ... Read more

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When the State of Israel claims to represent all Jewish people, defenders of Israeli policy redefine antisemitism to include criticism of Israel. Antisemitism is harmful and real in our society. What must also be addressed is how the deployment of false charges of antisemitism or redefining antisemitism can suppress the global progressive fight for justice. There is no one definitive voice on
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Like Everyone Else but Different, Second Edition

The Paradoxical Success of Canadian Jews

by Morton Weinfeld ...

Series Book 245 - Carleton Library Series
Liberal democratic societies with diverse populations generally offer minorities two usually contradictory objectives: the first is equal integration and participation; the second is an opportunity, within limits, to retain their culture. Yet Canadian Jews are successfully integrated into all domains of Canadian life, while at the same time they also seem able to retain their distinct identities ... Read more

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Liberal democratic societies with diverse populations generally offer minorities two usually contradictory objectives: the first is equal integration and participation; the second is an opportunity, within limits, to retain their culture. Yet Canadian Jews are successfully integrated into all domains of Canadian life, while at the same time they also seem able to retain their distinct identities
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The Mystery of the Kibbutz

Egalitarian Principles in a Capitalist World

by Ran Abramitzky ...

Series series The Princeton Economic History of the Western World
How the kibbutz movement thrived despite its inherent economic contradictions and why it eventually declinedThe kibbutz is a social experiment in collective living that challenges traditional economic theory. By sharing all income and resources equally among its members, the kibbutz system created strong incentives to free ride or—as in the case of the most educated and skilled—to depart for the ... Read more

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How the kibbutz movement thrived despite its inherent economic contradictions and why it eventually declinedThe kibbutz is a social experiment in collective living that challenges traditional economic theory. By sharing all income and resources equally among its members, the kibbutz system created strong incentives to free ride or—as in the case of the most educated and skilled—to depart for the
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Woke Antisemitism

How a Progressive Ideology Harms Jews

by David L. Bernstein ...

“David Bernstein has written an important book which deserves to be read widely and be thoroughly discussed in our community. This book is a powerful defense of liberal values….Bernstein’s treatment is nuanced and respectful, showing understanding for the goals even as he critiques the methods of woke culture and shows us cases where it leads to antisemitism.”–Rabbi Yitz Greenberg, American ... Read more

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“David Bernstein has written an important book which deserves to be read widely and be thoroughly discussed in our community. This book is a powerful defense of liberal values….Bernstein’s treatment is nuanced and respectful, showing understanding for the goals even as he critiques the methods of woke culture and shows us cases where it leads to antisemitism.”–Rabbi Yitz Greenberg, American
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Israeli Identities

Jews and Arabs Facing the Self and the Other

by Yair Auron ...

The question of identity is one of present-day Israel’s cardinal and most pressing issues. In a comprehensive examination of the identity issue, this study focuses on attitudes toward the Jewish people in Israel and the Diaspora; the Holocaust and its repercussions on identity; attitudes toward the state of Israel and Zionism; and attitudes toward Jewish religion. Israeli Arab students (Israeli ... Read more

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The question of identity is one of present-day Israel’s cardinal and most pressing issues. In a comprehensive examination of the identity issue, this study focuses on attitudes toward the Jewish people in Israel and the Diaspora; the Holocaust and its repercussions on identity; attitudes toward the state of Israel and Zionism; and attitudes toward Jewish religion. Israeli Arab students (Israeli
... Read more
The New Jewish Diaspora

Russian-Speaking Immigrants in the United States, Israel, and Germany

by Zvi Gitelman, Mark Tolts, Uzi Rebhun, Marina Sapritsky, Jonathan Dekel-Chen, Hannah Pollin-Galay, Steven J. Gold, Olena Bagno-Moldavski, Yaacov Ro'i, Gur Ofer0, Eliezer Ben-Rafael1, Sveta Roberman2, Elena Nosenko-Shtein3, Nelly Elias4, Julia Lerner5, Anna Shternshis6, Mikhail Krutikov7, Stephanie Sandler8, Adrian Wanner9 ...

In 1900 over five million Jews lived in the Russian empire; today, there are four times as many Russian-speaking Jews residing outside the former Soviet Union than there are in that region. The New Jewish Diaspora is the first English-language study of the Russian-speaking Jewish diaspora. This migration has made deep marks on the social, cultural, and political terrain of many countries, in ... Read more

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In 1900 over five million Jews lived in the Russian empire; today, there are four times as many Russian-speaking Jews residing outside the former Soviet Union than there are in that region. The New Jewish Diaspora is the first English-language study of the Russian-speaking Jewish diaspora. This migration has made deep marks on the social, cultural, and political terrain of many countries, in
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The Unchosen Ones

Diaspora, Nation, and Migration in Israel and Germany

by Jannis Panagiotidis ...

This "fascinating, original, well-researched, and persuasively argued work" examines the phenomenon of co-ethnic migration in Israel and Germany (Sebastian Conrad, author of What Is Global History?).Co-ethnic migration happens when migrants seek admission to a country based on their purported ethnicity or nationality being the same as the country of destination. In The Unchosen Ones, social ... Read more

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This "fascinating, original, well-researched, and persuasively argued work" examines the phenomenon of co-ethnic migration in Israel and Germany (Sebastian Conrad, author of What Is Global History?).Co-ethnic migration happens when migrants seek admission to a country based on their purported ethnicity or nationality being the same as the country of destination. In The Unchosen Ones, social
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Anti-Zionism and Antisemitism

The Dynamics of Delegitimization

by Alvin H Rosenfeld ...

Seventeen essays by scholars examining the links between anti-Semitism and attitudes toward Israel in the current political climate.How and why have anti-Zionism and antisemitism become so radical and widespread? This timely and important volume argues convincingly that today's inflamed rhetoric exceeds the boundaries of legitimate criticism of the policies and actions of the state of Israel and ... Read more

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Seventeen essays by scholars examining the links between anti-Semitism and attitudes toward Israel in the current political climate.How and why have anti-Zionism and antisemitism become so radical and widespread? This timely and important volume argues convincingly that today's inflamed rhetoric exceeds the boundaries of legitimate criticism of the policies and actions of the state of Israel and
... Read more

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