This article presents a unique case of activism among women immigrants from Ethiopia to
Israel, in their attempt to preserve the custom of the menstruation huts (margam gojos) in …

This book deals with how, starting in the 1960s, immigrant groups in Israel constructed their
ethnic identity by reviving their ethnic festivals and turning them into part of Israeli society …

This research focuses on the absorbing society, and examines a process by which
immigrants entered and changed the cultural core of the absorbing society. It analyzes the …

This article discusses the ethnic revival of the Mimouna holiday, a traditional holiday of
immigrants from North Africa in Israel. Its revival was one of the main expressions for the …

This article discusses rites of passage, which are the marriage rituals of the Mountain Jews
(the Jews of the Caucasus) in the traditional Jewish community in the Caucasus, and in two …

Many Ethiopian immigrants to Israel had their names changed to traditional Jewish names
when arriving in Israel as children, as part of the melting pot conception. The purpose of the …

Religions differ from each other in their beliefs, customs and holidays. They often ignite wars
and create impenetrable boundaries between peoples. Religion becomes the spearhead …

This article deals in women instructors (somchot), veteran immigrants from Ethiopia, who are
employed as part of the absorption mechanism for immigrants from Ethiopia in Israel. They …

This article discusses rites of passage in three social settings: in the traditional Jewish
community in the Caucasus, in the same community that underwent modernization …

Les principales écoles concernées par la littérature sur l'immigration se sont centrées sur la
façon dont les migrants s' adaptent à la société d'accueil ou sur leurs revendications en vue …