02978nam 2200757 450 991082645600332120200520144314.00-7735-9051-X0-7735-9701-810.1515/9780773597013(CKB)3710000000120189(EBL)3332710(SSID)ssj0001327324(PQKBManifestationID)11728763(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001327324(PQKBWorkID)11267654(PQKB)10673624(MiAaPQ)EBC3332710(CEL)447312(OCoLC)887636509(CaBNVSL)slc00234733(Au-PeEL)EBL3332710(CaPaEBR)ebr10874966(DE-B1597)657471(DE-B1597)9780773597013(EXLCZ)99371000000012018920140606h20142014 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtccrFrom India to Israel identity, immigration and the struggle for religious equality /Joseph HodesMontreal, Quebec :McGill-Queen's University Press,2014.©20141 online resource (229 p.)McGill-Queen's Studies in the History of Religion. Series Two ;69Based on thesis (doctoral) - York University, 2011, under title: From India to Israel : the journey of a Jewish community.0-7735-4339-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction: The Bene Israel in Premodern India -- 1 The Modern Period -- 2 Zionism Comes to the Bene Israel -- 3 The Ingathering of Exiles -- 4 Arrival in Israel -- Conclusion.Between May 1948 and December 1951, Israel received approximately 684,000 immigrants from across the globe. This book examines Israel's first decades through the perspective of an Indian Jewish community, the Bene Israel, who would go on to play an important role in the creation of the state.McGill-Queen's studies in the history of religion.Series two ;69.Bene-IsraelHistoryJewsIndiaHistoryJewsIdentityHistoryFreedom of religionIndiaHistoryFreedom of religionIsraelHistoryIndiaEmigration and immigrationHistoryIsraelEmigration and immigrationHistoryIndiaEthnic relationsHistoryIsraelEthnic relationsHistoryBene-IsraelHistory.JewsHistory.JewsIdentityHistory.Freedom of religionHistory.Freedom of religion954.004/924Hodes Joseph1657767MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910826456003321From India to Israel4011363UNINA