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Book Summary
The Indian Jewish community consists of the Bene Israelis in Bombay, Poona,
Ahmedabad and Jabalapur, the Baghdadis in Calcutta and Bombay and the Kerala
Jews in Chochin, Parur or Chendamangalam. This book, for the first time,
presents a deeply researched analysis of all three Jewish communities from
India, studying them holistically as 'Indian-Israelis' with shared histories of
migration, acculturation and identity in the Jewish Homeland. Based on extensive
fieldwork and ethnographic research the author's deep engagement and familiarity
with Israeli society and the complexities of ethnicity and class that underlie
the cleavages within Israeli Jewish society.
ISBN-13
9788173048395
Language
English
Binding
Hard Bound
Publisher
Manohar Publishers
Publishing Date
2009-01-01
Total Pages
258
Being Indian, Being Israeli: Migration, Ethnicity and Gender in the Jewish Homeland
The Indian Jewish community consists of the Bene Israelis in Bombay, Poona,
Ahmedabad and Jabalapur, the Baghdadis in Calcutta and Bombay and the Kerala
Jews in Chochin, Parur or Chendamangalam. This book, for the first time,
presents a deeply researched analysis of all three Jewish communities from
India, studying them holistically as 'Indian-Israelis' with shared histories of
migration, acculturation and identity in the Jewish Homeland. Based on extensive
fieldwork and ethnographic research the author's deep engagement and familiarity
with Israeli society and the complexities of ethnicity and class that underlie
the cleavages within Israeli Jewish society.