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Ben-Ezer Gadi |
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Titolo |
The Ethiopian Jewish exodus : narratives of the migration journey to Israel 1977-1985 / / Gadi BenEzer |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2002 |
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ISBN |
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1-134-48093-8 |
1-138-87015-3 |
1-134-48094-6 |
1-280-05037-3 |
0-203-21923-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (274 p.) |
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Collana |
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Routledge studies in memory and narrative ; ; 9 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Jews - Ethiopia - History |
Jews - Ethiopia - Social life and customs |
Jews - Migrations |
Jews, Ethiopian - Israel - History |
Jews, Ethiopian - Israel - Social conditions - 20th century |
Immigrants - Israel - Social conditions - 20th century |
Social integration - Israel |
Ethiopia Emigration and immigration |
Israel Emigration and immigration |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-246) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; Note on transliteration and form; Maps; Introduction; The context of the journey; Interviewing and interpreting in cross-cultural research; The theme of Jewish identity; The theme of suffering; The theme of bravery and inner strength; The impact of the journey: psycho-social issues; Ethiopian Jews encounter Israel; Concluding remarks; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Between 1977 and 1985, some 20,000 Ethiopian Jews left their homes in Ethiopia and - motivated by an ancient dream of returning to the land of their ancestors, 'Yerussalem' - embarked on a secret and highly |
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traumatic exodus to Israel. Due to various political circumstances they had to leave their homes in haste, go a long way on foot through unknown country, and stay for a period of one or two years in refugee camps, until they were brought to Israel. The difficult conditions of the journey included racial tensions, attacks by bandits, night travel over mountains, incarceration, illness and de |
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