American Aliya Portrait of an Innovative Migration Movement

• Hoofdauteur: Waxman, Chaim I. (auth)
• Formaat: Elektronisch Hoofdstuk
• Taal: Engels
• Gepubliceerd in: Wayne State University Press 2017
• Onderwerpen: Religious groups: social & cultural aspects; Social groups: religious groups & communities
• Online toegang: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

The major focus is on the who, when, and where of American immigration to Israel, but it is the "why" of this aliya which constitutes the core of the book. Waxman analyzes the relationship between Zionism, aliya, and the Jewish experience. Chapters include "Zion in Jewish culture,&quo...