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Aliya from ‘affluent countries’ and David Ben-Gurion’s descent from the political scene / Chazan, Meir

Chazan, Meir	Journal Article
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In May–June 1969, David Ben-Gurion set out on his last trip abroad. Ben-Gurion, eighty-two years old, was aware of his situation and knew what the ravages of time had done to his ability to function. Still, he felt physically fit enough for one last effort. Thus, he spent five weeks visiting Jewish communities on three continents – his longest stay outside Israel since the country had been founded. The worldview that undergirded the journey and lent them purpose and meaning within the whole of Ben-Gurion’s outlook on the Jewish and Israeli reality sheds multifaceted light on the leader in his dotage.

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Israel ; Jewish Diaspora ; American Jewry ; Aliya ; David-Ben-Gurion

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Reconstructing dual loyalties: Interaction between host states perception and diasporas reaction / Jingjie, He

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Diaspora ; American Jewry

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Relativism of authenticity: consumption and production of Israeli national dances outside of Israel / Roginsky, Dina

Roginsky, Dina	Journal Article
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Relying on historic and ethnographic fieldwork, this article traces the development of the Israeli folk dance movement in Israel and the United States over the last century. Israeli folk dances are consumed worldwide and especially by American Jewry precisely because they are perceived as an authentic expression of national Israeli culture, even as their authenticity is continuously contested and re-evaluated in different historical and cultural contexts and by various actors who engage in their preservation and re-creation. The result is an intricate articulation of an ideological and rhetorical debate on authenticity, which reveals its relativistic character and sheds light on the cultural negotiation of identity between Israeli and American Jewry.

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Globalization ; Nationalism ; Israel ; Authenticity ; Dance ; Folklore ;
American Jewry

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