03250nam 2200649Ia 450 991096372670332120251116173819.01-135-76861-71-135-76862-51-280-23666-397866102366640-203-34406-510.4324/9780203344064 (CKB)1000000000256349(EBL)199692(OCoLC)275261268(SSID)ssj0000276330(PQKBManifestationID)11253519(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000276330(PQKBWorkID)10223692(PQKB)10904086(MiAaPQ)EBC199692(Au-PeEL)EBL199692(CaPaEBR)ebr10162511(CaONFJC)MIL23666(EXLCZ)99100000000025634920030909d2004 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrZionism in an Arab country Jews in Iraq in the 1940s /Esther Meir-Glitzenstein ; foreword by Anita ShapiraLondon Routledge20041 online resource (260 p.)Rev. translation of: ha- Tenu'ah ha-Tsiyonit vi-Yehude 'Irak, 1941-1950.0-415-76150-6 0-7146-5579-1 Includes bibliography and index.Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedications; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Illustrations; List of Abbreviations; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; 1. Relations between the Jews, British and Arabs in Iraq in the 1940s; 2. The Reversal in Zionist Policy vis-à-vis the Jews of Islamic Countries; 3. National Encounter and Culture Clash: The Emissaries and the Jews of Iraq; 4. The Hehalutz Movement in Iraq; 5. Young Women in the Zionist Movement; 6. The Zionist Struggle for the Jewish Street; 7. Legal and Illegal Aliyah; 8. The Haganah9. A Community Trapped: Iraqi Jewry during the War of Independence10. The Zionist Movement in Iraq during the Persecutions; 11. From Emigration to Expulsion: The Mass Immigration of Iraqi Jewry to Israel; Conclusion; Bibliography; IndexZionism in an Arab Country explores the relations between the Zionist establishment in Israel, and the Jewish community in Iraq. This relationship is centred on two organizations: a Zionist movement and a defense organization. By reviewing the activity of these organizations, Esther Meir-Glitzstein examines the decade preceding mass immigration, and reveals the political, societal, economic and cultural developments that shaped the history of Iraqi Jewry in this crucial period.Beyond the main focus on the sphere of Zionist activity, Meir-Glitzstein also uncovers the basic problemsJewsIraqHistory20th centuryZionismIraqHistory20th centuryJewsMigrationsJewsHistoryZionismHistoryJewsMigrations.956.7004924Meir-Glitzenstein Esther1876575MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910963726703321Zionism in an Arab country4488302UNINA