Homelands and Diasporas : Greeks, Jews and Their Migrations

The Greek and Jewish diasporas are the most significant diasporas of Western civilisation. "Homelands and Diasporas" is the first book to explore the similarities and differences between these two experiences. In the process it sheds fascinating light on their fundamental importance for both Greek and Jewish societies. The authors examine Greek and Jewish diasporas throughout history, from classical and Biblical times to the present, and all over the world - in Greece, the Balkans, Turkey, Russia, the Near and Middle East, Spain and the US. They analyse the very nature of diaspora, examining both the Greek concept of noble expansion and the Jewish idea of enforced exile, and analyse community structures as well as social and religious networks, combining Scriptural analysis with cultural and political history. Diaspora is a difficult and emotive concept but "Homelands and Diasporas" offers a balanced and perceptive guide to the connected histories of these two peoples away from their homelands. List of Contributors - 11-15 -- Remarks on the Method of Transliteration - 17-18 -- Acknowledgements - 19-20 -- Preface - 21-32 -- Introduction: People of the Book, People of the Sea: Mirror Images of the Soul (Minna Rozen) - 35-81 -- Part 1: The Genesis of Diasporas -- Chapter One: Exile - The Biblical Perspectives (Bustenay Oded) - 85-92 -- Chapter Two: Between Greek Colony and Mother-City: Some Reflections (Panagiotis N. Doukellis) - 93-106 -- Part II: Pre-Modern Diaspora: Patterns of Behavior -- Chapter One: The Jewish Politeuma in Alexandria: A Pattern of Jewish Communal Life in the Greco-Roman Diaspora (Aryeh Kasher) - 109-125 -- Chapter Two: Collective Expatriations of Greeks in the Fifteenth through Seventeenth Centuries (Anastassia Papadia-Lala) - 127-133 -- Part III: The Diaspora In Its Various Guises -- A. The Greek Diaspora: Practical Solutions -- Chapter One: Reconstituting Community: Cultural Differentiation and Identity Politics in Christian Orthodox Communities during the Late Ottoman Era (Haris Exertzoglou) - 137-154 -- Chapter Two: The 'Old' Diaspora, the 'New' Diaspora, and the Greek Diaspora in the Eighteenth through Nineteenth Centuries Vienna (Vasiliki Seirinidou) - 155-159 -- Chapter Three: Greek Diaspora in Southern Russia in the Eighteenth through Nineteenth Centuries (Vassilis Kardasis) - 161-167 -- Chapter Four: Central and Peripheral Communities in the Greek Diaspora: Interlocal and Local Economic, Political, and Cultural Networks in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries (Olga Katsiardi-Hering) - 169-180 -- B. The Jewish Diaspora: Spiritual Solutions -- Chapter Five: A Land Adored Yet Feared: The Land of Israel in Jewish Tradition (Aviezer Ravitsky) - 183-210 -- Chapter Six: Spain, Greece or Jerusalem? The Yearning for the Motherland in the Poetry of Greek Jews (Shmuel Refael) - 211-223 -- Part IV: The Modern World and Its Demise -- Chapter One: Breaks ad Continuities in German-Jewish Identity (Yfaat Weiss) - 227-234 -- Chapter Two: The Metamorphosis of Pre-Dubnovian Autonomism into Diaspora Jewish Nationalism (Marcos Silber) - 235-255 -- Chapter Three: Does Money Talk? The Struggle between American Zionists and the Yishuv in the Early 1940s (Zohar Segev) - 257-278 -- Chapter Four: Greek Orthodox Church Networks in the Near East and the Emergence of Arab Nationalism (1899-1947) (Sotirios Roussos) - 279-292 -- Chapter Five: Center and Diaspora in the Struggle for Human Rights: The State of Israel and the Jewish 'Desaparecidos' in Argentina during the Military Regime (1976-1983) (Efraim Zadoff) - 293-303 -- Chapter Six: Jewish Diaspora and the Privatization of Israeli Society (Daniel Gutwein) - 305-322 -- Conclusion: Diaspora, Identity, and Nation-Building (Paschalis M. Kitromilides) - 323-331 -- Notes - 333-417 -- Index - 419-444 Cover Half-title Title Copyright Contents List of Contributors Remarks on the Method of Transliteration Acknowledgements Preface Introduction People of the Book, People of the Sea: Mirror Images of the Soul Part I: The Genesis of Diasporas Chapter One. Exile — The Biblical Perspectives Chapter Two. Between Greek Colony and Mother-City: Some Reflections Part II: Pre-Modern Diaspora: Patterns of Behavior Chapter One. The Jewish Politeuma in Alexandria: A Pattern of Jewish Communal Life in the Greco-Roman Diaspora Chapter Two. Collective Expatriations of Greeks in the Fifteenth Through Seventeenth Centuries Part III: The Diaspora In Its Various Guises A. The Greek Diaspora: Practical Solutions Chapter One. Reconstituting Community: Cultural Differentiation and Identity Politics in Christian Orthodox Communities During the Late Ottom Era Chapter Two. The ‘Old’ Diaspora, the ‘New’ Diaspora, and the Greek Diaspora in the Eigtheenth Through Nineteenth Centuries Vienna Chapter Three. Greek Diaspora in Southern Russia in the Eighteenth Through Nineteenth Centuries Chapter Four. Central and Peripheral Communities in the Greek Diaspora: Interlocal and Local Economic, Political, and Cultural Networks in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries B. The Jewish Diaspora: Spiritual Solutions Chapter Five. A Land Adored Yet Feared: The Land of Israel in Jewish Tradition Chapter Six. Spain, Greece or Jerusalem? The Yearning for the Motherland in the Poetry of Greek Jews Part IV: The Modern World and Its Demise Chapter One. Breaks and Continuities in German-Jewish Identity Chapter Two. The Metamorphosis of Pre-Dubnovian Autonomism Into Diaspora Jewish Nationalism Chapter Three. Does Money Talk? The Struggle Between American Zionists and the Yishuv in the Early 1940s Chapter Four. Greek Orthodox Church Networks in the Near East and the Emergence of Arab Nationalism (1899-1947) Chapter Five. Center and Diaspora in the Struggle for Human Rights: The State of Israel and the Jewish ‘Desaparecidos’ in Argentina During the Military Regime (1976-1983) Chapter Six. Jewish Diaspora and the Privatization of Israeli Society Conclusion. Diaspora, Identity, and Nation-building Notes Index