Colonialism and After: An Algerian Jewish Community

by Elizabeth D. Friedman

Overview

[A] fascinating and important study. . . . Well researched, well organized, and well written.
Small Press Book Review

Friedman shows that the Jews were never ‘French,' that even as they migrated to France their customs, rituals, and daily life were still rooted in the Arab world. Stanly Aronowitz

Literate and scholarly, this intriguing ethnology studies the effects of French colonization on the identity of Algerian Jews and how that identity was forged again in their subsequent flight to France following Algerian independence. Dr. Friedman is a staff analyst for the California State Legislature.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780897890953
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	03/30/1988
Series:	Critical Studies in Work and Community Series
Pages:	194
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.50(d)

Table of Contents

Foreword
Introduction
France Colonizes Algeria, French Jews Colonize Algerian Jews
The Rise of Antisemitism in Algerian Colonial Society
Interlude: The Founding of Batna
The Structre of Separation: Batna's Jewish, Muslim and Christian Communities
The Jewish Family: Claims to European Identity
World War II and the Algerian War
Toujours Ensemble: Family and Struggle for Identity in France
Conclusion: Eight Years Later
Appendix
Bibliography
Index