The Ethiopian Jewish Exodus

Narratives of the Journey
1. Auflage 2002
ISBN: 978-0-415-27363-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)

Buch, Englisch, 272 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 245 mm, Gewicht: 699 g

Reihe: Routledge Studies in Memory and Narrative

Between 1977 and 1985, some 20,000 Ethiopian Jews left their homes in Ethiopia and - motivated by an ancient dream of returning to the land of their ancestors, 'Yerussalem' - embarked on a secret and highly traumatic exodus to Israel. Due to various political circumstances they had to leave their homes in haste, go a long way on foot through unknown country, and stay for a period of one or two years in refugee camps, until they were brought to Israel. The difficult conditions of the journey included racial tensions, attacks by bandits, night travel over mountains, incarceration, illness and death. A fifth of the group did not survive the journey.
This interdisciplinary, ground-breaking book focuses on the experience of this journey, its meaning for the people who made it, and its relation to the initial encounter with Israeli society. The author argues that powerful processes occur on such journeys that affect the individual and community in life-changing ways, including their initial encounter with and adaptation to their new society. Analysing the psychosocial impact of the journey, he examines the relations between coping and meaning, trauma and culture, and discusses personal development and growth.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Professional

Autoren/Hrsg.

Benezer, Gadi

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie von Migranten und Minderheiten
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Regionalwissenschaften, Regionalstudien
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Humangeographie
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction2. The Context of the Journey3. Interviewing and Interpreting in Cross Cultural Research4. The Theme of Jewish Identity5. The Theme of Suffering6. The Theme of Bravery and Inner Strength7. The Impact of the Journey: Psycho-Social Issues8. Ethiopian Jews Encounter Israel

Über Autor(innen)

Gadi BenEzer is a senior lecturer of psychology and anthropology at the Department of Behavioural Sciences in the College of Management in Tel Aviv. In the last two decades he has worked as a psychotherapist and organizational psychologist with the Ethiopian Jewish immigrants in Israel. He has written extensively on Ethiopian Jews, trauma and life stories, and cross-cultural psychotherapy. His book on Immigration and Integration of the Ethiopian Jews has become the main text on the subject in Israel.