A Double Burden : Israeli Jews in Contemporary Germany.

Rebhun, Uzi.

A Double Burden : Israeli Jews in Contemporary Germany. - 1st ed. - Albany : State University of New York Press, 2022. ©2022. - 1 online resource (266 pages) - SUNY Series in National Identities Series .

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Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Tables -- Figures -- Photos -- Map -- Preface -- Chapter 1 The Migration Experience -- International Migration Today -- Explaining Migration and Migratory Processes -- Immigration to Germany -- Jews in Post-1945 Germany -- Methodology -- Plan of the Book -- Chapter 2 At Home in Israel -- The Interplay of Motivation and Rejection -- Family Background -- Why Did They Leave Israel? -- Reasons for Choosing Germany -- Reactions of Family and Friends -- Chapter 3 Welcome to Germany -- Settling in a New Land -- Demographic and Social Portrait -- Chronology of Migration -- Time of Arrival and Veterancy -- Time and Reasons for Emigration -- Time and Reasons for Choosing Germany -- Determinants of Time of Migration -- Berlin or Elsewhere? -- Gateway Cities and Internal Migration -- Geography and Sociodemographic Characteristics -- Reasons for Moving to Germany and Place of Settlement -- Future Migration -- Veterancy and Permanence -- Place of Residence and Permanency -- Reasons for Choosing Germany and Permanency -- Determinants of Future Place of Residence -- Chapter 4 Social Integration -- The Multifacetedness of Integration -- German-Language Proficiency -- Intermarriage -- Citizenship -- Homeownership -- Chapter 5 Construction of Identity -- Identity and Modernity -- Structure of Group Identity -- Rhythm of Identity -- Transnationalism -- Religio-Ethnic Identification -- Local German Identification -- The Shaping of Identity -- Chapter 6 Antisemitism: In the Eye of the Beholder -- Context and Concept -- Theoretical Considerations -- Antisemitism in Contemporary Germany -- Levels of Perceptions and Experiencing of Antisemitism -- Antisemitism and Individual Characteristics -- Sociodemographic Characteristics -- Group Identification -- Place of Residence. Determinants of Antisemitism in the Eye of the Beholder -- The "New Antisemitism": Hostility to Israel -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

Explores the delicate interplay between emigration of Jews from Israel to Germany and the construction of a new identity in the shadow of antisemitism both past and present in their new home.

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Jews. Antisemitism-Germany-History.


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