ISBN:
9780253028891
,
9780253028983
,
0253028892
,
0253028981
,
9780253029119
,
0253029112
Language:
English
Pages:
xv, 219 Seiten
,
23 cm
Year of publication:
2017
Series Statement:
Perspectives on Israel studies
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Rosenberg-Friedman, Lilach, author Birthrate politics in Zion
DDC:
304.6/309569409041
Keywords:
Fertility, Human History 20th century
;
Abortion History 20th century
;
Jews Population 20th century
;
History
;
Fertility, Human History
;
20th century
;
Palestine
;
Abortion History
;
20th century
;
Palestine
;
Jews Population
;
History
;
20th century
;
Palestine
;
Abortion
;
Fertility, Human
;
Jews Population
;
Population
;
Population policy
;
Palestine Population 20th century
;
History
;
Palestine Population policy
;
Palestine Population
;
History
;
20th century
;
Palestine Population policy
;
Middle East
;
Palestine
Abstract:
Despite both national and traditional imperatives to have many children, the birthrate of the Jewish community in British Mandate Palestine declined steadily from 1920-1948. During these years Jews were caught in contradictions between political and social objectives, religion, culture, and individual needs. Lilach Rosenberg-Friedman takes a deep and detailed look at these diverse and decisive issues, including births and abortions during this period, the discourse about birthrate, and practical attempts to implement policies to counter the low birthrate. Themes that emerge include the effect of the Holocaust, economics, ethnicity, efforts by public figures to increase birthrate, and the understanding that women in the society were viewed as entirely responsible for procreation. Providing a deep examination of the day-to-day lives of Jewish families in British Mandate Palestine, this book shows how political objectives are not only achieved by political agreements, public debates, and battlefields, but also by the activities of ordinary men, women, and families
Abstract:
Despite both national and traditional imperatives to have many children, the birthrate of the Jewish community in British Mandate Palestine declined steadily from 1920-1948. During these years Jews were caught in contradictions between political and social objectives, religion, culture, and individual needs. Lilach Rosenberg-Friedman takes a deep and detailed look at these diverse and decisive issues, including births and abortions during this period, the discourse about birthrate, and practical attempts to implement policies to counter the low birthrate. Themes that emerge include the effect of the Holocaust, economics, ethnicity, efforts by public figures to increase birthrate, and the understanding that women in the society were viewed as entirely responsible for procreation. Providing a deep examination of the day-to-day lives of Jewish families in British Mandate Palestine, this book shows how political objectives are not only achieved by political agreements, public debates, and battlefields, but also by the activities of ordinary men, women, and families
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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