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Immigrants in Turmoil: Mass Immigration to Israel and Its Repercussions in the 1950s and After »

Book cover image of Immigrants in Turmoil: Mass Immigration to Israel and Its Repercussions in the 1950s and After by Dvora Hacohen

Authors: Dvora Hacohen, Devorah Hakohen, Gila Brand
ISBN-13: 9780815629696, ISBN-10: 0815629699
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Date Published: April 2003
Edition: (Non-applicable)

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Author Biography: Dvora Hacohen

Book Synopsis

Table of Contents

Illustrations
Preface
Introduction1
1Policy in the Making12
2Policy Put to the Test58
3Financial Crisis and Policy Implications95
4From Immigrant Camps to Ma'abarot: Housing, Employment, and Health129
5The Conflict over Education162
6Confronting the Old-Timers187
7Changes in Immigration and Absorption Policy222
8Immigration During 1948-98 and Its Ramifications on Israeli Society251
App. AAliyah to Israel by Country of Origin and Year of Aliyah, 14 May 1948-31 December 1953267
App. BImmigrants by Country of Origin and Year of Aliyah, 1948-53268
App. CImmigrants in Camps and Ma'abarot, May 1950-May 1952269
App. DImmigrants by Place of Absorption, 15 May 1948-1 August 1954270
App. ENumber of Immigrants to Israel, 15 May 1948-31 December 1951271
Notes273
Glossary297
Bibliography299
Index309

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