Immigrants in Turmoil: The Great Wave of Immigration to Israel and Its Absorption, 1948-1955

by Dvora Hacohen

Book Overview

May 1948: a dramatically reborn Israel put out the call for Jews to return to their new homeland. Between 1948 and 1951, over one million Jews from disparate nations across the world converge upon Israel, doubling its population and creating a unique, exhilarating socio-cultural quilt. But ramifications upon Israeli society and nationhood would be profound and long lasting. The new immigrants who were granted citizenship and the right to vote upon...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815629907
• ISBN13: 9780815629900
• Release Date: April 2003
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Length: 342 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.1"