LEADER 03250nam 2200649Ia 450 001 9910963726703321 005 20251116173819.0 010 $a1-135-76861-7 010 $a1-135-76862-5 010 $a1-280-23666-3 010 $a9786610236664 010 $a0-203-34406-5 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203344064 035 $a(CKB)1000000000256349 035 $a(EBL)199692 035 $a(OCoLC)275261268 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000276330 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11253519 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000276330 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10223692 035 $a(PQKB)10904086 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC199692 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL199692 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10162511 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL23666 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000256349 100 $a20030909d2004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aZionism in an Arab country $eJews in Iraq in the 1940s /$fEsther Meir-Glitzenstein ; foreword by Anita Shapira 210 $aLondon $cRoutledge$d2004 215 $a1 online resource (260 p.) 300 $aRev. translation of: ha- Tenu'ah ha-Tsiyonit vi-Yehude 'Irak, 1941-1950. 311 08$a0-415-76150-6 311 08$a0-7146-5579-1 320 $aIncludes bibliography and index. 327 $aBook 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-a?-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 Haganah 327 $a9. 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; Index 330 $aZionism 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 problems 606 $aJews$zIraq$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aZionism$zIraq$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aJews$xMigrations 615 0$aJews$xHistory 615 0$aZionism$xHistory 615 0$aJews$xMigrations. 676 $a956.7004924 700 $aMeir-Glitzenstein$b Esther$01876575 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910963726703321 996 $aZionism in an Arab country$94488302 997 $aUNINA