Russian Jews on Three Continents: Migration and Resettlement / Edition 1

by Noah Lewin-Epstein, Paul Ritterband, Yaacov Ro'i

Overview

In the past twenty years almost three quarters of a million Russian Jews have emigrated to the West. Their presence in Israel, Europe and North America and their absence from Russia have left an indelible imprint on these societies. The emigrants themselves as well as those who stayed behind, are in a struggle to establish their own identities and to achieve social and economic security

In this volume an international assembly of experts historians, sociologists, demographers and politicians join forces in order to assess the nature and magnitude of the impact created by this emigration and to examine the fate of those Jews who left and those who remained. Their wide-ranging perspectives contribute to creating a variegated and complex picture of the recent Russian Jewish Emigration.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780714647265
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/01/1997
Series:	Cummings Center Series , #6
Pages:	568
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Noah Lewin-Epstein, Paul Ritterband, Yaacov Ro'i

Table of Contents

Contemporary Sociology, Vol 27, No 3

"The essays and research studies in this collection identify the complex processes involved in recent Russian Jewish immigration to Israel and the United States, and they succeed where most immigration studies have been limited ... It is a remarkable collection, given the newness and complexities of this immigration, the continuing immigration from Russia, and the absence of time to assess the integration of the second generation ... the volume contributes significantly to our understanding of the range of issues associated with Russian immigration and is a firm basis for further research on Russian Jewish immigration as it unfolds."



Jerusalem Post, 20/2/98

"The vast array of subjects, the erudition of the participants, and the depth of their knowledge, lend much credence to this book."



Studies in Contemporary Jewry- " Russian Jews on Three Continents provides a wealth of information, especially on the economic and cultural aspects of the absorption of Soviet Jews...Viewed as a kind of encyclopedia, this compendium offers very useful background information and analyses in a number of areas, particularly those concerning absorption.

Editorial Reviews

Between 1989 and 1994, approximately 800,000 Jews emigrated from the regions of what formerly constituted the USSR. These 25 essays examine the reasons for that migration and the consequences for the populations of Jews that remained and those that settled the U.S. and Israel from the perspectives of history, political science, anthropology, sociology, economics and demography. The papers are arranged in six sections treating the historical setting, policy formulation and implementation, social contexts, social and economic absorption in Israel and the U.S., cultural change and identity dilemmas, and impact on the receiving societies. Paperback edition (unseen) $29.50. Distributed by ISBS. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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