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- Title
The Jewish Diaspora in a Comparative and Theoretical Perspective.
- Authors
Safran, William
- Abstract
The article focuses on the concept of Jewish Diaspora in a comparative and theoretical perspective. The debate on the relationship between Diaspora and homeland has included two extreme positions: Imagining a homeland where none can be clearly pinpointed and rejecting any connection with a homeland that exists. In sum, the relationship between Jews in the Diaspora and the homeland remains stronger than that which obtains in the case of most other comparable groups. To be sure, there are divergences: While Zionism (how- ever defined) is still an important "connecting" ideology among Diaspora Jews, for many Israelis it has been eclipsed by that which has already been achieved, and what remains to be achieved, in the homeland.
- Subjects
JEWISH diaspora; ZIONISM; HOMELAND (Christian theology); JEWISH migrations; RESTORATION of the Jews; ISRAELIS
- Publication
Israel Studies, 2005, Vol 10, Issue 1, p36
- ISSN
1084-9513
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2979/ISR.2005.10.1.36