book chapter
The descendants of Allepo Jews in Jerusalem and Israel, 1962 and 1993
global community : the Jews from Aleppo, Syria • Detroit • Published In 2000 • Pages: 87-103, 200-203
By: Zenner, Walter P..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In 1993, Zenner returned to a community of Syrian Jews he had studied in the early 1960s and discusses the changes that have happened to its members since then. He found that the Syrian Jews have achieved a higher standard of living and have become for the most part assimilated, although they continue to maintain ties to other Syrian Jewish communities in places as far away as Mexico City and New York. He examines changes in residence, households, religious practices, marriage, politics, and attitudes towards other Jews and Palestinians. He noted a revival of interest in their Syrian heritage evident in museum exhibits and fictional and autobiographical literature. He focuses on one synagogue and the rabbis, political parties, and yeshiva associated with it.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- External migration
- Cultural identity and pride
- Cultural revitalization and ethnogenesis
- Settlement patterns
- Verbal arts
- Ethnic stratification
- Regulation of marriage
- Family relationships
- Cities
- Political parties
- Priesthood
- Religious denominations
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Israelis
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2005
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Middle East
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Middle East
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- book chapter
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Ian Skoggard ; 2004
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1962-1993
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1962-1993
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Israel
- NotesAdditional notes
- Walter P. Zenner
- For bibliographical references see 17: Zenner
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 00026755
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Israelis