Contemporary Jewish Communities in Three European Cities : : Challenges of Integration, Acculturation and Ethnic Identity / / Lilach Lev Ari.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus DeG Package 2022 Part 1
• VerfasserIn: Lev Ari, Lilach,
• Place / Publishing House: München ;, Wien : : De Gruyter Oldenbourg, , [2022]; ©2022
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (XII, 148 p.)

Contemporary Jewish identity, integration and acculturation in Europe has become an urgent topic in view of the current wave of antisemitism and reliable research on the present state of Jewish identity is scarce. Lilach Lev Ari has chosen three ethnically diverse communities – Paris, Brussels, and Antwerp – that can shed a light on the identity and acculturation of the Jewish minority in Europe. To understand patterns of social integration of native-born and immigrant Jews in the three host societies she applies the correlational quantitative method and has conducted semi-structured interviews. The study can promote further understanding of Jewish continuity within the non-Jewish host societies in a situation, when there is a concern about the resilience and strength of the Jewish communities vis-à-vis new waves of antisemitism.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Chapter 1 Introduction: Social Migration, Ethnic Identity, Socio-Cultural Integration and Acculturation of Migrants and Ethnic Minorities -- Chapter 2 The Participants: Socio-Demographic and Socio-Economic Characteristics -- Chapter 3 Inter-Relations between Jewish and Non-Jewish Communities in Paris, Brussels and Antwerp: Macro Perceptions -- Chapter 4 Between Integration within the Non-Jewish Majority and Segregation -- Chapter 5 In Their Eyes: Antisemitism in Every-Day Life -- Chapter 6 Changes in Jewish Communal Organizations Structure, Involvement and Social Networks -- Chapter 7 Ethnic Identity and Identification: Challenges, Continuity and Revival -- Chapter 8 Discussion: Two Jewish Communities in Three Cities - Challenges of Integration, Acculturation and Identity -- List of Tables -- References -- Index