Jewish Subdivisons Flashcards
Who are the Ashkenazi Jews?
Zionists, Mostly white, secular, European Jews who created the Jewish state
Who are the Mizrahi Jews?
They are displaced Jews with nowhere else to go except Israel; Eastern Jews, comprised of Sephardic and Arab jews
Who are the Sephardic Jews?
Jews that originated from the Spanish/Portugal area
Who are the Arab Jews?
Jews that originated from Arab countries
What was the fear associated with Arab Jews?
State feared they may have allegiance to their country of origin, many are active enemies of the state
Why were Arab Jews problematic to Zionist Nation-building?
They threatened the creation of a dichotomous and coherent Zionist idenity
What were the challenges of integrating Mizrahi Jews?
Cultural differences, threat to nation building, absorption camps - larger families, less educated, different religious observances
Why were the Mizrahi Jews a threat to nation building?
They downgraded from a secular, modern, western society, potentially collabed with Arabs, and arrangements with right-wing religous parties
What happened in the 1980’s for the Mizrahi Jews?
They had a political awakening, Ashkenazi Jews lost their hegemony but kept their dominance
What is Ma’abarot?
Absorption camps for Mizrahi Jews to modernize them but they were full of political, social, religious, economic and educational grievances
What are the Sabras?
The “New” Jew, committed to Zionism because of European exile, they disregarded ethnicity and revived Hebrew language
Who are the Ethiopian Jews?
From 1980’s-1990’s Israel flew in 100,000 Ethiopian Jews from civil war (Operation Moses and Solomon)
What challenges were there in integrating Ethiopian Jews?
Cultural Distance, racism, different religious observations, assimilation institutions, doubts about Jewishness, socioeconomic status
Who are the Russian Jews?
1 million Russian speaking Jews
Why are Russian Jews regarded as an integration success?
They were highly educated and professionally qualified
