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Despite both national and traditional imperatives to have many
children, the birthrate of the Jewish community in British Mandate
Palestine declined steadily from 1920-1948. During these years Jews
were caught in contradictions between political and social
objectives, religion, culture, and individual needs. Lilach
Rosenberg-Friedman takes a deep and detailed look at these diverse
and decisive issues, including births and abortions during this
period, the discourse about birthrate, and practical attempts to
implement policies to counter the low birthrate. Themes that emerge
include the effect of the Holocaust, economics, ethnicity, efforts
by public figures to increase birthrate, and the understanding that
women in the society were viewed as entirely responsible for
procreation. Providing a deep examination of the day-to-day lives
of Jewish families in British Mandate Palestine, this book shows
how political objectives are not only achieved by political
agreements, public debates, and battlefields, but also by the
activities of ordinary men, women, and families.
Despite both national and traditional imperatives to have many
children, the birthrate of the Jewish community in British Mandate
Palestine declined steadily from 1920-1948. During these years Jews
were caught in contradictions between political and social
objectives, religion, culture, and individual needs. Lilach
Rosenberg-Friedman takes a deep and detailed look at these diverse
and decisive issues, including births and abortions during this
period, the discourse about birthrate, and practical attempts to
implement policies to counter the low birthrate. Themes that emerge
include the effect of the Holocaust, economics, ethnicity, efforts
by public figures to increase birthrate, and the understanding that
women in the society were viewed as entirely responsible for
procreation. Providing a deep examination of the day-to-day lives
of Jewish families in British Mandate Palestine, this book shows
how political objectives are not only achieved by political
agreements, public debates, and battlefields, but also by the
activities of ordinary men, women, and families.
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