ISBN: 9780804795852

Between 1949 and 1951, 123, 000 Iraqi Jews immigrated to the newly established Israeli state. Lacking the resources to absorb them all, the Israeli government resettled them in maabarot, … Mehr…

Between 1949 and 1951, 123, 000 Iraqi Jews immigrated to the newly established Israeli state. Lacking the resources to absorb them all, the Israeli government resettled them in maabarot, or transit camps, relegating them to poverty. In the tents and shacks of the camps, their living conditions were squalid and unsanitary. Basic necessities like water were in short supply, when they were available at all. Rather than returning to a homeland as native sons, Iraqi Jews were newcomers in a foreign place. Impossible Exodus tells the story of these Iraqi Jews'' first decades in Israel. Faced with ill treatment and discrimination from state officials, Iraqi Jews resisted: they joined Israeli political parties, demonstrated in the streets, and fought for the education of their children, leading a civil rights struggle whose legacy continues to influence contemporary debates in Israel. Orit Bashkin sheds light on their everyday lives and their determination in a new country, uncovering their long, painful transformation from Iraqi to Israeli. In doing so, she shares the resilience and humanity of a community whose story has yet to be told. | Impossible Exodus by Orit Bashkin Hardcover | Indigo Chapters Books > History > Middle Eastern History > Israeli History P10103, Orit Bashkin<

ISBN: 9780804795852

Hardback, [PU: Stanford University Press], Between 1949 and 1951, 123,000 Iraqi Jews immigrated to the newly established Israeli state. Lacking the resources to absorb them all, the Israe… Mehr…

Hardback, [PU: Stanford University Press], Between 1949 and 1951, 123,000 Iraqi Jews immigrated to the newly established Israeli state. Lacking the resources to absorb them all, the Israeli government resettled them in maabarot, or transit camps, relegating them to poverty. In the tents and shacks of the camps, their living conditions were squalid and unsanitary. Basic necessities like water were in short supply, when they were available at all. Rather than returning to a homeland as native sons, Iraqi Jews were newcomers in a foreign place. Impossible Exodus tells the story of these Iraqi Jews' first decades in Israel. Faced with ill treatment and discrimination from state officials, Iraqi Jews resisted: they joined Israeli political parties, demonstrated in the streets, and fought for the education of their children, leading a civil rights struggle whose legacy continues to influence contemporary debates in Israel. Orit Bashkin sheds light on their everyday lives and their determination in a new country, uncovering their long, painful transformation from Iraqi to Israeli. In doing so, she shares the resilience and humanity of a community whose story has yet to be told., Middle Eastern History<

ISBN: 9780804795852

Impossible Exodus: Iraqi Jews in Israel Impossible-Exodus~~Orit-Bashkin World History>Israel History>Israeli Hist Hardcover, Stanford University Press

2017, ISBN: 9780804795852

Iraqi Jews in Israel, Buch, Hardcover, [PU: Stanford University Press], Stanford University Press, 2017

2017, ISBN: 9780804795852

Iraqi Jews in Israel, Hardcover, Buch, [PU: Stanford University Press]