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Who are the Bene Israel from India? / by Karen Jacob

Jacob, Karen [Verfasserin/Verfasser]

Schorsch, Jonathan, 1963- [Akademische Betreuung] ; Salamon, Hagar, 1960- [Akademische Betreuung]

Potsdam, 2022

146 Seiten : Illustrationen, Diagramme

Englisch

Dissertation, Universität Potsdam, 2022

Erscheint auch als: Who are the Bene Israel from India? / Jacob, Karen [GNDNR:1264938179] (Online-Ausgabe)

OCoLC: 1339089471     

This study explores the identity of the Bene Israel caste from India and its assimilation into Israeli society. The large immigration from India to Israel started in the early 1950s and continued until the early 1970s. Initially, these immigrants struggled hard as they faced many problems such as the language barrier, cultural differences, a new climate, geographical isolation, and racial discrimination. This analysis focuses on the three major aspects of the integration process involving the Bene Israel: economic, socio-cultural and political. The study covers the period from the early fifties to the present. I will focus on the origin of the Bene Israel, which has evolved after their immigration to Israel; from a Hindu–Muslim lifestyle and customs they integrated into the Jewish life of Israel. Despite its ethnographic nature, this study has theological implications as it is an encounter between Jewish monotheism and Indian polytheism. [...]