Israeli Diaspora: Us Edit

by Steven J. Gold

Israelis form a unique case in the field of diaspora studies. When the State of Israel was founded in 1948 it was seen as the longed-for end to the wandering and oppression which had characterized the Jewish diaspora over the centuries. For various reasons, however, one percent of the Israeli population chooses to live abroad despite the condemnation of those who see emigration as a threat to the ideological, demographic, and moral viability of Israel...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0295982616
• ISBN13: 9780295982618
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.6" x 8.4"