This collected volume is based on the proceedings of a symposium held in 2018 at York University, Canada, which was held to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Israel. This symposium highlighted contemporary Jewish identity, Israel-Diaspora relations, and how Jewish life has been transformed in light of various types of antisemitism. The book considers the diasporic Jewish experiences through examining the intersections between various Jewish communities sociologically, historically, and geographically.
The text covers world Jewry in general, and each of the diaspora and Israeli Jewries more specifically in the context of mutual responsibility, but also focuses on areas of tension concerning values and political matters. The challenges of antisemitism, racism, and nationalism are explored in terms of the relationship of the Jewish diasporas to their host countries. This text also covers antisemitism, which may take the form of traditional antisemitism or of the new antisemitism in the era of anti-Israel activity related to the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement. The latter movement is especially prevalent on university campuses and has an impact on students, faculty, and staff. This volume is unique in its international perspective in examining issues of Jewish identity, Israel-diaspora relations, and antisemitism and will appeal to students and researchers working in the field.
Author(s): Robert A. Kenedy, Uzi Rebhun, Carl S. Ehrlich
Series: Studies of Jews in Society, 3
Publisher: Springer
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 260
City: Cham
Acknowledgements
Contents
Introduction
References
Part I: Israel and the Jewish Diaspora
Israel at 70 and World Jewry: One People or Two?
The Sociohistorical Context
The Quest for Definitions and Meaning of the Collective
Demography and Geography
Socioeconomic Stratification
Political Orientations
Jewish Identification
Antisemitism
Drawing Some Lessons
References
Israel-Diaspora Relations: Latin American Continuities and Discontinuities
Introduction
Latin America: Unity and Diversity
Building a Trope: A Road to Anti-Zionism, Anti-Israelism… and Antisemitism
Redefining Centers in a Globalized World: Israel as an Identity Focus, Virtual Homeland, and Territorial Referent—Selected Axes
Israel and Diaspora Education
Changing Scenarios and Transnational Flows: Religion, Solidarity, Pragmatism and More
References
The Evolution of North American Jews’ Relations with Israel from Adolescence to Adulthood: The Bar/Bat Mitzvah Class of 1994–95 (5755)
Introduction
Data
Theoretical Framework
Findings
Attachment to Israel
Israel Visits
Explanatory Factors
Denominational Retention
Intermarriage
Summary
References
The COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Potential Impact on Jewish Young Adults’ Relationship to Israel and Jewish Identity
The Importance of Israel to American Jewish Identity
The Pandemic and “Distancing”
The Pandemic and Lost Opportunities
Discussion
References
Part II: Leaving the Promised Land
Segmented and Transnational Identity Formation in the Israeli Diaspora
Introduction
Segmented and Transnational Identity Formation
Methods
Israel and Emigration
Differences Between Israeli and Diaspora Jewish Identities
Early Reactions of Israeli Emigrants to Diaspora Identities
The Changing Context of Israeli Emigration
Child Rearing and National Identity
Jewish Ethnicity/Peoplehood
Conclusions
References
Keeping the Flame Alive: The Formation of Transnational Identities Among Jewish Emigrants from Israel
Introduction
Conceptual Framework
Methods
The Characteristics of the Israeli-Canadian Diaspora
The Canadian Context
The Relationship Between the State of Israel and Its Expatriates
Relations with the Larger Jewish Community
Israeli-Canadian Diasporic Identity
The Social
A State of Consciousness
The Cultural
Conclusion
References
Holocaust, Memory, Migration: The Burden of Catastrophe Among Israelis in Germany
Introduction
The Israeli Diaspora
Jews in Post-1945 Germany
Germany, the Holocaust, and Family Background
Sociocultural Integration and Amalgamation
German Identity
Perceptions and Experiences of Antisemitism
Discussion
References
Part III: Antisemitism and Anti-Zionism
The Antisemitic Consequences of the BDS Movement in the US: An Indicative Incident
Academic Freedom Under Assault
The BDS Agenda
Anti-Zionism as Antisemitism
BDS Pseudoscholarship
Mainline Protestant Denominations
Conclusions
References
Antisemitism, Anti-Israelism, and Canada in Context
Introduction
The Level of Antisemitism in Canada
Audit Data and Israel
Overlap Between Anti-Jewish and Anti-Israel Attitudes
Canadian Jews
Conclusion
References
Jewish Students’ Experiences in the Era of BDS: Exploring Jewish Lived Experience and Antisemitism on Canadian Campuses
Introduction
Anti-Israel Sentiment, Antisemitism, New Antisemitism, and Campus BDS Issues
Methodology
Sampling
Interviewing Instrument and Technique
Analysis
Findings
Campus Safety and BDS
BDS and Anti-Israel Campus Sentiment
Israel and the New Antisemitism
Analysis
Differentiating Campus Antisemitism, the New Antisemitism, and Anti-Israel Sentiment
Limitations and Future Research
References
Is Anti-Israelism Antisemitism? Evidence from the Institute for Jewish Policy Research Survey of Attitudes Towards Jews Among the Population of Great Britain
Introduction
Investigating Anti-Jewish Views
Investigating Anti-Israel Views
Are Anti-Jewish and Anti-Israel Views Linked?
Exploring the Views of Key Population Sub-Groups
Conclusions
References
The BDS Movement in Australia: A Case Study
Introduction
Part 1: Key Chronology and Groupings in the Australian BDS Movement
Part 2: An Examination of the Key Arguments and Perspectives of the Australian BDS Movement
Conclusion
References
Epilogue: Summary, Discussion, and Looking Beyond
Chronosystems
Exosystems
Macrosystems
Mesosystems
References
Index
