| A Global Community: The Jews from Aleppo, Syria Contributor(s): Zenner, Walter P. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0814327915 ISBN-13: 9780814327913 Publisher: Wayne State University Press OUR PRICE: $46.52 Product Type: Hardcover Published: May 2000 Annotation: The Jews from Aleppo, Syria, and their descendants compose a remarkable but little-known community that has spread throughout the world during the past two centuries, adapting to myriad social settings from Kobe to Buenos Aires. Aleppan Jews are known for their strong Jewish identity and commercial acumen, as well as their learning and piety. The religious leadership of Aleppan Jewry, unlike other Sephardim, is also noted for its militant conservatism. A Global Community is the first comprehensive scholarly interpretation of the historical experience of this unusual community in Syria and in the other places to which Aleppan Jewry have immigrated. Their incorporation into the nation-states in the Middle East, Europe, and the Americas has forced Syrian Jews to change their modes of identification as Jews and reshape their culture while maintaining international familial and communal ties. A Global Community is pertinent to current discussions and debates concerning ethnic persistence and assimilation, transnational diasporas, and nationalism. Walter P. Zenner points to the social, economic, and cultural links that the various Syrian Jewish communities have made for the unique persistence of community throughout the diaspora. He pisces special interest on the communities in Israel and the United States but also studies the communities in England and Latin America. He utilizes rabbinical responses, travelers' writings, secondary sources, interviews, and oral histories to provide a unique look into this Middle Eastern Jewish community for those interested in Ashkenazic as well as Sephardic Judaism. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Judaism - General - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Social Science | Folklore & Mythology |
| Dewey: 956.913 |
| LCCN: 00026755 |
| Series: Raphael Patai Jewish Folklore and Anthropology |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6" W x 9" (1.09 lbs) 238 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Jews from Aleppo, Syria, and their descendants compose a remarkable but little-known community that has spread throughout the world during the past two centuries, adapting to myriad social settings from Kobe to Buenos Aires. A Global Community is the first comprehensive scholarly interpretation of the historical experience of this unusual community in Syria and in the other places to which Aleppan Jewry have immigrated. Walter P. Zenner points to the social, economic, and cultural links that the various Syrian Jewish communities have made for the unique persistence of community throughout the diaspora. He places special emphasis in the communities in Israel and the United States but also studies the communities in England and Latin America. He utilizes rabbinical responsas, travelers' writings, secondary sources, interviews, and oral histories to provide a unique look into this Middle Eastern Jewish community for those interested in Ashkenazic as well as Sephardic Judaism. |