Social networks and the Jewish migration between Poland and Palestine, 1924-1928
| Titel: | Social networks and the Jewish migration between Poland and Palestine, 1924-1928 / Magdalena M. Wrobel Bloom |
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| Veröffentlicht: | Frankfurt am Main; Bern; Bruxelles; New York; Oxford; Warszawa; Wien : Peter Lang Edition, [2016] |
| Umfang: | 274 Seiten : Illustrationen ; 21 cm x 14.8 cm |
| Format: | Buch |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Schriftenreihe/ mehrbändiges Werk: |
Studies in Jewish history and memory ; volume 8 |
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| ISBN: | 9783631675038 ; 3631675038 |
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- Acknowledgements
- p. 9
- Abbreviations Used in the Notes
- p. 11
- A Note on Transliteration
- p. 13
- Introduction
- p. 15
- Review of the Literature
- p. 22
- Methodology
- p. 29
- Problems with Chronology and the Term "Aliyah"
- p. 32
- Use of Term Social Networks
- p. 35
- Problems Related to Archival Sources
- p. 36
- Structure of the Book
- p. 37
- Chapter 1
- Jews in Poland in the 1920s: Historical Background
- p. 41
- Economic Crisis
- p. 42
- The Status of Jews in Poland in the 1920s and Polish-Jewish Relationships
- p. 47
- The Long Tradition of Migration in Eastern Europe
- p. 54
- Closing the Gates of the "goldene medine"
- p. 62
- The Influence of the Zionist Movement on Polish Jewry after World War I
- p. 65
- The Situation in Palestine
- p. 68
- Chapter 2
- "Who May Go to Palestine?": Information Campaign about Palestine in Poland in the mid-1920s
- p. 71
- Non-critical Sources
- p. 74
- Content of Non-critical Sources
- p. 79
- Criticism of the Sources
- p. 92
- Critical Sources
- p. 94
- Conclusions: How Reliable and Influential Was the Information Campaign?
- p. 106
- Chapter 3
- Between Here and There
- p. 109
- Theoretical Stage: Decision Making
- p. 111
- Practical Stage: Preparation
- p. 125
- Final Stage; On the Way to Palestine
- p. 146
- Conclusions
- p. 154
- Chapter 4
- Palestine as a New "Homeland" or Staying between Different Spaces?
- p. 159
- First Encounters with Palestine
- p. 161
- Involvement in the Life of the Yishuv
- p. 170
- Social Networks in Action: "Homesickness" and Functioning in Multiple Worlds
- p. 200
- Encounters with the Arabs
- p. 207
- Conclusions
- p. 210
- Chapter 5
- The Next Stage in the Journey: Returning to Poland versus Looking for a New Destination
- p. 213
- The Start of Economic Stagnation in Palestine and the End of Mass Immigration
- p. 214
- Jews Returning from Palestine - Terminology and Interpretation
- p. 218
- Why Some Polish Immigrants Left Palestine - Case Studies
- p. 235
- "Yerida" Versus "Return" in the Eyes of Polish Jews in Palestine and Poland
- p. 239
- Conclusions
- p. 242
- Conclusions: Social Networks and the Migration Process
- p. 245
- List of Archival Sources
- p. 251
- Bibliography
- p. 253
- Index
- p. 269
