Pillars of Salt

Israelis in Berlin and Toronto
Erscheinungsjahr 2019
ISBN: 978-90-04-42023-6
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 32, 330 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 635 g

Reihe: Jewish Identities in a Changing World

In Pillars of Salt, Lianne Merkur offers an account of early 21st century immigration as experienced by Israelis in Berlin and Toronto. Commonly portrayed as contrary to the territorial emphasis of national integrity, these individuals and communities appear to explore a sense of belonging that evaluates and incorporates both foreign and familiar elements. Social media allows for an alternative space to balance between new home and homeland, studied here as developing simultaneously in multiple sites. The author makes use of innovative methodologies to document the participants’ own perspectives expressed online, at events or on paper. She thereby challenges established norms of interpretation to prove that personal decisions, primarily regarding preferred language or simply self-identification, are the cornerstones of collective character.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Merkur, Lianne

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie von Migranten und Minderheiten
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Minderheiten, Interkulturelle & Multikulturelle Fragen
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien: Leben & Praxis, Soziale Aspekte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments

1 Makom & Moledet

1.1 Migration Measurements

1.2 Destination Diaspora

2 A Tale of Two Cities

2.1 A Profile of Israeli (Ex)patriots in Berlin

2.2 A Profile of Israeli (Ex)patriots in Toronto

3 Essentials of Israeliness

3.1 Secular Qualities

3.2 Social Expressions

3.3 Political Consequences

3.4 Parenting Considerations

4 Behind & Beyond

4.1 Myths of Return

4.2 Zionism, Revised

4.3 Berlin, Bathurst & Babylon

Bibliography

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Lianne Merkur, Ph.D. (2018), conducted this research at Universität Potsdam as a Canadian-Israeli Berliner. Her academic path has been diverse in discipline, following a study of perceptions of archaeology in conflicted societies and a foundation analyzing political dynamics.