One People, One Blood - Ethiopian-Israelis And The Return To Judaism (Paperback)

""Little by little, an egg will come to walk upon its own leg."" Ethiopian-Israelis fondly quote this bit of Amharic folk wisdom, reflecting upon the slow, difficult history that allowed them to fulfill their destiny far from the Horn of Africa where they were born.But today, along with those Ethiopians who have been recognized as Jews by the State of Israel, many who are called ""Feres Mura,"" the descendants of Ethiopian Jews whose families converted to Christianity but have now reasserted their Jewish identity, still await full acceptance in Israel. Since the 1990s, they have sought homecoming through Israel's ""Law of Return,"" but have been met with reticence and suspicion on a variety of fronts. One People, One Blood expertly documents this tenuous relationship and the challenges facing the Feres Mura. Distilling more than ten years of ethnographic research, Don Seeman depicts the rich culture of the group, as well as their social and cultural vulnerability, and addresses the problems that arise when immigration officials, religious leaders, or academic scholars try to determine the legitimacy of Jewish identity or Jewish religious experience.

General

Imprint:	Rutgers University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Jewish Cultures of the World
Release date:	June 2010
First published:	September 2010
Authors:	Don Seeman
Dimensions:	228 x 154 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	260
ISBN-13:	978-0-8135-4936-1
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > General Promotions
LSN:	0-8135-4936-1
Barcode:	9780813549361

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