The Mizrahi era of rebellion : Israel's forgotten civil rights struggle, 1948-1966 / Bryan K. Roby.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Roby, Bryan K., author.

Series:

Contemporary issues in the Middle East.

Contemporary Issues in the Middle East

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mizrahim--Cultural assimilation--Israel--History--20th century.

Mizrahim.

Mizrahim--Israel--Social conditions--20th century.

Mizrhaim--Political activity--Israel--History--20th century.

Mizrhaim.

Protest movements--Israel--History--20th century.

Protest movements.

Social movements--Israel--History--20th century.

Social movements.

Intergroup relations--Israel--History--20th century.

Intergroup relations.

Israel--Ethnic relations--History--20th century.

Israel.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (274 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Syracuse, New York : Syracuse University Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

During the postwar period of 1948-56, over 400, 000 Jews from the Middle East and Asia immigrated to the newly established state of Israel. By the end of the 1950s, Mizrahim, also known as Oriental Jewry, represented the ethnic majority of the Israeli Jewish population. Despite their large numbers, Mizrahim were considered outsiders because of their non-European origins. Viewed as foreigners who came from culturally backward and distant lands, they suffered decades of socioeconomic, political, and educational injustices.In this pioneering work, Roby traces the Mizrahi population's struggle for equality and civil rights in Israel. Although the daily "bread and work" demonstrations are considered the first political expression of the Mizrahim, Roby demonstrates the myriad ways in which they agitated for change. Drawing upon a wealth of archival sources, many only recently declassified, Roby details the activities of the highly ideological and politicized young Israel. Police reports, court transcripts, and protester accounts document a diverse range of resistance tactics, including sit-ins, tent protests, and hunger strikes. Roby shows how the Mizrahi intellectuals and activists in the 1960s began to take note of the American civil rights movement, gaining inspiration from its development and drawing parallels between their experience and that of other marginalized ethnic groups. The Mizrahi Era of Rebellion shines a light on a largely forgotten part of Israeli social history, one that profoundly shaped the way Jews from African and Asian countries engaged with the newly founded state of Israel.

Contents:

Building and organizing the Israel police, 1948-1958

The foundations of the Mizrahi civil rights struggle, 1948-1958

Resistance tactics in the ma'abarot, 1950-1953

Mizrahi protests in urban space, 1950-1958

Wadi Salib and after: Mizrahi rebellions, 1959-1966.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780815634119

9780815653455

081565345X

OCLC:

930760473