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Israelis form a unique case in the field of diaspora studies. When
the State of Israel was founded in 1948 it was seen as the
longed-for end to the wandering and oppression which had
characterised the Jewish diaspora over the centuries. For various
reasons, however one per cent of the Israeli population chooses to
live abroad despite the condemnation of those who see emigration as
a threat to the ideological, demographic and moral viability of
Israel itself. In this study, based on extensive field work in the
major Israeli communities of New York, Los Angeles, London, Paris
and Sydney, Steven J. Gold looks at their reasons for leaving -
existing links abroad, political and economic dissatisfaction at
home and in the case of the Sephardim or Israelis of non-European
origin often a feeling of being treated as second class citizens -
the tensions, compromises and satisfactions involved in their
relations with Israelis who have not left and with the Jewish and
non Jewish communities in the countries in which they settle. In a
final chapter, he talks to those who after years as emigrants have
made the decision to return. The end result is a contribution to
the study not just of the Isra
The Store in the Hood is a comprehensive study of conflicts between
immigrant merchants and customers throughout the U.S. during the
20th century. From the lynchings of Sicilian immigrant merchants in
the late 1800s, to the riots in L.A. following the acquittal of the
police officers who beat Rodney King, to present-day Detroit,
recurrent conflicts between immigrant business owners and their
customers have disrupted the stability of American life.
Devastating human lives, property and public order, these conflicts
have been the subject of periodic investigations that are generally
limited in scope and emphasize the outlooks and cultural practices
of the involved groups as the root of most disputes. This book
develops a more nuanced understanding by exploring
merchant/customer conflicts over the past hundred years across a
wide range of ethnic groups and settings. Utilizing published
research, official statistics, interviews, and ethnographic data
collected from diverse locations, the book reveals how powerful
groups and institutions have shaped the environments in which
merchant/customer conflicts occur. These conflicts must be seen as
products of the larger society's values, policies and structures,
not solely as a consequence of actions by immigrants, the urban
poor, and other marginal groups.
The Store in the Hood is a comprehensive study of conflicts between
immigrant merchants and customers throughout the U.S. during the
20th century. From the lynchings of Sicilian immigrant merchants in
the late 1800s, to the riots in L.A. following the acquittal of the
police officers who beat Rodney King, to present-day Detroit,
recurrent conflicts between immigrant business owners and their
customers have disrupted the stability of American life.
Devastating human lives, property and public order, these conflicts
have been the subject of periodic investigations that are generally
limited in scope and emphasize the outlooks and cultural practices
of the involved groups as the root of most disputes. This book
develops a more nuanced understanding by exploring
merchant/customer conflicts over the past hundred years across a
wide range of ethnic groups and settings. Utilizing published
research, official statistics, interviews, and ethnographic data
collected from diverse locations, the book reveals how powerful
groups and institutions have shaped the environments in which
merchant/customer conflicts occur. These conflicts must be seen as
products of the larger society's values, policies and structures,
not solely as a consequence of actions by immigrants, the urban
poor, and other marginal groups.
This revised and expanded second edition of Routledge International
Handbook of Migration Studies provides a comprehensive basis for
understanding the complexity and patterns of international
migration. Despite increased efforts to limit its size and
consequences, migration has wide-ranging impacts upon social,
environmental, economic, political and cultural life in countries
of origin and settlement. Such transformations impact not only
those who are migrating, but those who are left behind, as well as
those who live in the areas where migrants settle. Featuring
forty-six essays written by leading international and
multidisciplinary scholars, this new edition showcases evolving
research and theorizing around refugees and forced migrants, new
migration paths through Central Asia and the Middle East, the
condition of statelessness and South to South migration. New
chapters also address immigrant labor and entrepreneurship, skilled
migration, ethnic succession, contract labor and informal
economies. Uniquely among texts in the subject area, the Handbook
provides a six-chapter compendium of methodologies for studying
international migration and its impacts. Written in a clear and
direct style, this Handbook offers a contemporary integrated
resource for students and scholars from the perspectives of social
science, humanities, journalism and other disciplines.
This revised and expanded second edition of Routledge International
Handbook of Migration Studies provides a comprehensive basis for
understanding the complexity and patterns of international
migration. Despite increased efforts to limit its size and
consequences, migration has wide-ranging impacts upon social,
environmental, economic, political and cultural life in countries
of origin and settlement. Such transformations impact not only
those who are migrating, but those who are left behind, as well as
those who live in the areas where migrants settle. Featuring
forty-six essays written by leading international and
multidisciplinary scholars, this new edition showcases evolving
research and theorizing around refugees and forced migrants, new
migration paths through Central Asia and the Middle East, the
condition of statelessness and South to South migration. New
chapters also address immigrant labor and entrepreneurship, skilled
migration, ethnic succession, contract labor and informal
economies. Uniquely among texts in the subject area, the Handbook
provides a six-chapter compendium of methodologies for studying
international migration and its impacts. Written in a clear and
direct style, this Handbook offers a contemporary integrated
resource for students and scholars from the perspectives of social
science, humanities, journalism and other disciplines.
The phenomenon of increasingly visible groups of immigrant
entrepreneurs raises a host of questions. What are the causes of
immigrant entrepreneurship? What are its consequences, especially
as regards upward mobility and inter-ethnic relations? And what
accounts for differences in entrepreneurship among ethnic groups?
Ethnic Economies provides a broad overview of ethnicity and
entrepreneurship, connecting it with broader studies of economic
life.
Despite the importance of historical and contemporary migration to
the American Jewish community, popular awareness of the diversity
and complexity of the American Jewish migration legacy is limited
and largely focused upon Yiddish-speaking Jews who left the Pale of
Settlement in Eastern Europe between 1880 and 1920 to settle in
eastern and midwestern cities.Wandering Jews provides readers with
a broader understanding of the Jewish experience of migration in
the United States and elsewhere. It describes the record of a wide
variety of Jewish migrant groups, including those encountering
different locations of settlement, historical periods, and facets
of the migration experience. While migrants who left the Pale of
Settlement in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries are
discussed, the volume's authors also explore less well-studied
topics. These include the fate of contemporary Jewish academics who
seek to build communities in midwestern and western college towns;
the adaptation experience of recent Jewish migrants from Latin
America, Israel, and the former Soviet Union; the adjustment of
Iranian Jews; the experience of contemporary Jewish migrants in
France and Belgium; the return of Israelis living abroad; and a
number of other topics. Interdisciplinary, the volume draws upon
history, sociology, geography, and other fields. Written in a
lively and accessible style, Wandering Jews will appeal to a wide
range of readers, including students and scholars in Jewish
studies, international migration, history, ethnic studies, and
religious studies, as well as general-interest readers.
Autobiographical writings of Steven J. Gold, (author of Yoga and
Judaism, Explorations of a Jewish Yogi; IVRI: The Essence of Hebrew
Spirituality; Torah Portion Summaries, With Insights from the
Perspective of Jewish Yogi; and Basic Spiritual Principles)
describing his early spiritual journey in prose, poetry, art and
journal entries. The material is explained and tied together by
retrospective narratives.
The idea of this book is to present in simple and straightforward
terms some basic principles related to spirituality and spiritual
processes and revelations. It contains expressions and formulations
of some basic truths that have been divulged in various forms and
fashions over the ages, drawing from eastern and western spiritual
traditions. As such, it provides a framework to help address life's
essential existential questions.
This work is subtitled, "Om Shalom: Explorations of a Jewish Yogi".
It expresses insights, connections and syntheses between the
traditions of Judaism, including Jewish mysticism and kabala; the
Western Mystical Tradition, including Theosophy and related
subjects; and the Eastern Spiritual Tradition as expressed through
Indian Yoga and Vedanta. It contains a succinct summary of basic
spiritual principles distilled from years of study, meditation and
self-transformation. The improved and expanded second edition
contains new material on Hebrew Mantras and Jewish Healing
Meditation, along with other additions and revisions. Learn about
aspects of Yoga beyond the mat and Judaism beyond religion, and the
many connections between these two ancient spiritual traditions.
Includes practical guides to basic Yoga and Jewish meditation and
healing meditation and their theoretical underpinnings. This Second
Edition is the same as the other one listed, just with a different
ISBN for different distribution.
Despite the importance of historical and contemporary migration to
the American Jewish community, popular awareness of the diversity
and complexity of the American Jewish migration legacy is limited
and largely focused upon Yiddish-speaking Jews who left the Pale of
Settlement in Eastern Europe between 1880 and 1920 to settle in
eastern and midwestern cities.Wandering Jews provides readers with
a broader understanding of the Jewish experience of migration in
the United States and elsewhere. It describes the record of a wide
variety of Jewish migrant groups, including those encountering
different locations of settlement, historical periods, and facets
of the migration experience. While migrants who left the Pale of
Settlement in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries are
discussed, the volume's authors also explore less well-studied
topics. These include the fate of contemporary Jewish academics who
seek to build communities in midwestern and western college towns;
the adaptation experience of recent Jewish migrants from Latin
America, Israel, and the former Soviet Union; the adjustment of
Iranian Jews; the experience of contemporary Jewish migrants in
France and Belgium; the return of Israelis living abroad; and a
number of other topics. Interdisciplinary, the volume draws upon
history, sociology, geography, and other fields. Written in a
lively and accessible style, Wandering Jews will appeal to a wide
range of readers, including students and scholars in Jewish
studies, international migration, history, ethnic studies, and
religious studies, as well as general-interest readers.
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