Our brothers' keepers: Societal reactions to the Russian aliya in Israel, 1989-1992

The process by which the State of Israel assimilates new Jewish migrants, referred to in Hebrew as olim, has changed drastically in the last two decades. This is especially apparent with the most recent wave, or aliya, of migrants from the former Soviet Union. Some critics assert that the changes initiated by Jewish national and state institutions have undermined the success of the assimilation process, or klita. The objective conditions of those olim who have been arriving since October of 1989 appear to bear this out. While the group as a whole has been fully housed, apartments for a significant number are substandard, overcrowded, or located at a distance from the primary metropolitan areas. Forty percent of the olim remain unemployed. In the competition for already scarce jobs with veteran Israelis, social tensions are on the rise.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Political Science

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2011

Author dc:creator

• Katner, Garth Todd

Contributors dc:contributor

• Weinbaum, Marvin G.

• Political Science, General
• Political Science, Public Administration
• Sociology, Ethnic and Racial Studies

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 1996 Katner, Garth Todd

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

9780591087987
AAI9702555
(UMI)AAI9702555

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/23029