For Our Soul : Ethiopian Jews in Israel /

Between 1977 and 1992, practically all Ethiopian Jews migrated to Israel. This mass move followed the 1974 revolution in Ethiopia and its ensuing economic and political upheavals, compounded by the brutality of the military regime and the willingness⁰́₄after years of refusal⁰́₄of the Israeli governm...

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Main Author: Wagaw, Teshome G., 1930- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Detroit : Wayne State University Press, 2018.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; 1. Introduction and Historical Background; 2. Israel as an Absorbing State; 3. The Journey and Settlement; 4. The Beleaguered Family in Transition; 5. Setting Up Home; 6. Crisis in Communal Integrity and Identity; 7. Primary Education; 8. Postprimary Education and Training; 9. Adult and Continuing Education; 10. Community, Race, Modernity, and Work; 11. Epilogue; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index