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..
Abstract
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.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2005
- Region
- Middle East
- Sub Region
- Middle East
- Document Type
- book chapter
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Ian Skoggard ; 2004
- Field Date
- 1962-1993
- Coverage Date
- 1962-1993
- Coverage Place
- Israel
- Notes
- Walter P. Zenner
- For bibliographical references see 17: Zenner
- LCCN
- 00026755
- LCSH
- Israelis