Sephardic Jewry and Mizrahi Jews: Volume XXII (Studies in Contemporary Jewry)

Volume XXII of the distinguished annual Studies in Contemporary Jewry explores the major and rapid changes experienced by a population known variously as "Sephardim," "Oriental" Jews and "Mizrahim" over the last fifty years. Although Sephardim are popularly believed to have originated in Spain or Portugal, the majority of Mizrahi Jews today are actually the descendants of Jews from Muslim and Arab countries in the Middle East, North Africa, and Asia. They constitute a growing proportion of Israeli Jewry and continue to revitalize Jewish culture in places as varied as France, Latin America, and the United States. Sephardic Jewry and Mizrahi Jews offers a collection of new scholarship on the issues of self-definition and identity facing Sephardic Jewry. The essays draw on a variety of disciplines--demography, history, political science, sociology, religious and gender studies, anthropology, and literature. Contributors explore the issues surrounding the emergence and increasingly wide usage of "Mizrahi" in place of "Sephardic," as well as the invigoration of Sephardic Judaism. They look at the evolution of Sephardic politics in Israel through the dramatic rise and continuing influence of the Shas political party and its spiritual leader, Rabbi Ovadia Yosef. Other contributors examine the variegated nature of Mizrahi immigration to Israel, fictional portraits of female Mizrahi immigrants to Israel in the 1940s and 1950s, contemporary Mizrahi Israel feminism, modern Arab historiography's portrayal of Jews of Muslim lands, and the changing Sephardic halakhic tradition. Contents Symposium “Sephardic and Oriental” Jews in Israel and Western Countries: Migration, Social Change, and Identification Jews of Muslim Lands in the Modern Period: History and Historiography The Brief Career of Prosper Cohen: A Sectorial Analysis of the North African Jewish Leadership in the Early Years of Israeli Statehood From Arab Diaspora to Eretz Israel: Literary Portraits of Mizrahi Female Immigrants in the 1940s and 1950s The Sephardic Halakhic Tradition in the 20th Century “Zikui Harabim”: Ovadia Yosef's Approach toward Religious Activism and His Place in the Haredi Movement within Mizrahi Jewry Studying Haredi Mizrahim in Israel: Trends, Achievements, and Challenges Breaking Their Silence: Mizrahi Women and the Israeli Feminist Movement Conditional Homelands and Diasporas: Moroccan Jewish Perspectives Sephardic/Mizrahi/Arab-Jews: Reflections on Critical Sociology and the Study of Middle Eastern Jewries within the Context of Israeli Society Review Essays The Shaping of Israeli Historiography of the Holocaust The Rabin Assassination: Looking Back at a National Trauma Book Reviews Jack R. Fischel and Susan Ortmann, The Holocaust and Its Religious Impact: A Critical Assessment Yosef Gorny, Between Auschwitz and Jerusalem Gábor Kádár and Zoltán Vági, Self-Financing Genocide: The Gold Train, the Becher Case and the Wealth of Hungarian Jews Orna Kenan, Between Memory and History: The Evolution of Israeli Historiography of the Holocaust, 1945–1961 Renée Poznanski, Jews in France during World War II, trans. Nathan Bracher Rochelle G. Saidel, The Jewish Women of Ravensbrück Concentration Camp Biography, History, and the Social Sciences Judith Deutsch-Kornblatt, Doubly Chosen: Jewish Identity, the Soviet Intelligentsia, and the Russian Orthodox Church Zvi Gitelman (ed.), The Emergence of Modern Jewish Politics: Bundism and Zionism in Eastern Europe Jeffrey S. Gurock, Judaism's Encounter with American Sports Uzi Rebhun, Hagirah, kehilah, hizdahut: yehudei arzot habrit beshilhei hameah ha'esrim (Migration, community, and identification: Jews in late 20th-century America) Yuri Slezkine, The Jewish Century Aaron Surasky, Melekh beyofyo: toledot hayav po'alo vedarko bakodesh shel maran hagaon R. Yehezkel Abramsky (The life and holy path of R. Yehezkel Abramsky) Language, Literature, and the Arts Samantha Baskind, Raphael Soyer and the Search for Modern Jewish Art Bryan Cheyette and Nadia Valman (eds.), The Image of the Jew in European Liberal Culture 1789–1914 Yaron Peleg, Orientalism and the Hebrew Imagination David M. Schiller, Bloch, Schoenberg, and Bernstein: Assimilating Jewish Music Donald Weber, Haunted in the New World: Jewish American Culture from Cahan to The Goldbergs Religion, Thought, and Education David Ellenson, After Emancipation: Jewish Religious Responses to Modernity Peter Eli Gordon, Rosenzweig and Heidegger: Between Judaism and German Philosophy Tamar Ross, Expanding the Palace of Torah: Orthodoxy and Feminism Hava Tirosh-Samuelson (ed.), Women and Gender in Jewish Philosophy Zionism, Israel, and the Middle East Dana Arieli-Horowitz, Yozerim be'omes yeter: rezah Rabin, omanut upolitikah (Creators in overburden: Rabin's assassination, art and politics) Yoram S. Carmeli and Kalman Applbaum (eds.), Consumerism and Market Society in Israel Michael Dumper, The Politics of Sacred Space: The Old City of Jerusalem in the Middle East Conflict Lev Greenberg (ed.), Zikaron bemahloket: mitos, leumiyut, vedemokratiyah (Contested memory: myth, nation, and democracy) Dvora Hacohen, Immigrants in Turmoil: Mass Immigration to Israel and Its Repercussions in the 1950s and After Don Handelman, Nationalism and the Israeli State: Bureaucratic Logic in Public Events Charles S. Liebman (ed.), Rezah politi: rezah Rabin urezihot politiyot bemizrah hatikhon (Political assassination: the murder of Rabin and political assassinations in the Middle East) Yoram Peri: Yad ish beahiv: rezah Rabin umilhemet hatarbut beyisrael (Brothers at war: Rabin's assassination and the cultural war in Israel) Yoram Peri (ed.), The Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin Shulamit Reinharz and Mark Raider (eds.), American Jewish Women and the Zionist Enterprise Stephen Spector, Operation Solomon: The Daring Rescue of the Ethiopian Jews Contents for Volume XXIII Note on Editorial Policy This Volume Looks At The Major And Rapid Changes Undergone By Sephardic Jewry In The Last 50 Years, Drawing On Essays From The Fields Of Demography, History, Political Science, Literature, Sociology, Gender Studies, And Anthropology. Themes Include Identity And The Invigoration Of Sephardic Judaism. Symposium : Sephardic Jewry And Mizrahi Jews. Sephardic And Oriental : Jews In Israel And Western Countries : Migration, Social Change, And Identification / Sergio Dellapergola ; Jews Of Muslim Lands In The Modern Period : History And Historiography / Michel Abitbol ; The Brief Career Of Prosper Cohen : A Sectorial Analysis Of The North African Jewish Leadership In The Early Years Of Israeli Statehood / Yaron Tsur ; From Arab Diaspora To Eretz Israel : Literary Portraits Of Mizrahi Female Immigrants In The 1940s And 1950s / Doli Benhabib ; The Sephardic Halakhic Tradition In The 20th Century / Zvi Zohar ; Zikui Harabim : Ovadia Yosef's Approach Toward Religious Activism And His Place In The Haredi Movement Within Mizrahi Jewry / Nissim Leon ; Studying Haredi Mizrahim In Israel : Trends, Achievements, And Challenges / Kimmy Caplan ; Breaking Their Silence : Mizrahi Women And The Israeli Feminist Movement / Henriette Dahan Kalev ; Conditional Homelands And Diasporas : Moroccan Jewish Perspectives / Andre Levy ; Sephardic/mizrahi/arab-jews : Reflections On Critical Sociology And The Study Of Middle Eastern Jewries Within The Context Of Israeli Society / Harvey E. Goldberg And Chen Bram -- Review Essays. The Shaping Of Israeli Historiography / Dan Michman ; The Rabin Assassination : Looking Back At A National Trauma / Gerald Cromer -- Book Reviews. Antisemitism, Holocaust, And Genocide ; Biography, History, And The Social Sciences ; Language, Literature, And The Arts ; Religion, Thought, And Education ; Zionism, Israel, And The Middle East. Edited By Peter Y Medding. The Avraham Harman Institute Of Contemporary Jewry, The Herbrew University Of Jerusalem. Includes Bibliographical References.