| ID | 095111 |
| Title Proper | Sexology in the Yishuv |
| Other Title Information | the rise and decline of sexual consultation in Tel Aviv, 1930-39 |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Kozma, Liat |
| Publication | 2010. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | In late 1931, German sexologist and gay-rights activist Magnus Hirschfeld, quoted above, visited Palestine for a lecture tour that attracted hundreds in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa, and kibbutz Beit Alfa. By this time, the Jewish settlers' community (or Yishuv) in Mandate Palestine had already been exposed to the science of sexology and to the reform movement it inspired. Sexual-hygiene manuals had been translated into Hebrew and Yiddish in both Tel Aviv and Warsaw. Hebrew readers had access, for example, to translations of Auguste Forel's Sexual Ethics and Max Hodann's A Boy and a Girl. Finally, in the fall and winter of 1931-32, three sex consultation centers were opened in Tel Aviv. |
| `In' analytical Note | International Journal of Middle East Studies Vol. 42, No. 2; May 2010: p231-249 |
| Journal Source | International Journal of Middle East Studies Vol. 42, No. 2; May 2010: p231-249 |
| Key Words | Tel Aviv ; Sexology ; Yishuv ; Sexual Consultation ; Sexologist ; Gay - Right |