JEWISH IDENTITY IN THE DIASPORA: A STUDY OF DIASPORIC JEWS IN THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES (IDF)

This study evaluates a group of non-native Israel Defense Forces volunteers who come from the Diaspora. These young men and women vary in age from 18 to 30 and serve in fully integrated units within the Army hierarchy comprised of Israeli conscripts. Unlike many of their diasporic counterparts who work regular jobs, go to college, etc., these young men and women leave comfortable homes in order to serve between 18 months and 3+ years in the military for little pay. Understanding the underlying motivational factors of these lone soldiers, testing their levels of bicultural integration during and after military service, and identification of variables that limit their integration and bicultural identity post-release are the cornerstones of this research. Diasporic Jewish identity and Israeli-American relationships are evaluated to compare and contrast these volunteers from their counterparts.

Grantor dc:publisher

Wake Forest University

Year dc:date.issued

2015

Author dc:creator

• Teitleman, Alan Michael

• bicultural identity

Language dc:language.iso

en

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10339/57088

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:wakespace.lib.wfu.edu:10339/57088