Migrants from the Promised Land (New Observations) - Hardcover

Sobel, Zvi

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0887380468 ISBN 13: 9780887380464

Publisher: Routledge, 1986

Synopsis

In December 1983, Israeli radio and television blitzed the nation with programming on yerida —emigration from Israel. So much attention has been given to emigration that the casual observer might think it is the central threat to Israeli society. Demographics show that it is not, but emotions continue to run high on the subject.

In Migrants from the Promised Land, Zvi Sobel explores the reasons for emigration from contemporary Israel within the context of a far-ranging critical assessment of Israeli society and the Zionist enterprise. He asks why, in light of near devastating challenges to the survival of Israel, does emigration assume such overwhelming importance among both elites and masses. His analysis is based on intensive interviews with hundreds of people preparing to leave Israel and a thorough examination of all relevant demographics.

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About the Author

Zvi Sobel is professor of sociology at the University of Haifa. He has taught at Brandeis University, the University of Miami, Ohio, and the Hebrew University. He is the author of numerous research papers and the book Hebrew Christianity: The Thirteenth Tribe.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1986
• ISBN 10: 0887380468
• ISBN 13: 9780887380464
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256