Rina Cohen
Biographic Data
| ID | 3698720 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rina Cohen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rina |
| FAMILY NAME | Cohen |
| SIGNATURE | COHEN R |
| AFFILIATIONS | York University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 43 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
A Joyful Harvest: Celebrating the Jewish Contribution to Southern Alberta Life, 1889-2005 (review)
Reviewed by: A Joyful Harvest: Celebrating the Jewish Contribution to Southern Alberta Life, 1889-2005 Rina Cohen Maxine Fischbein , ed. A Joyful Harvest: Celebrating the Jewish Contribution to Southern Alberta Life, 1889-2005. Calgary: Jewish Historical Society of Southern Alberta, 2007. 208 pp. Photo Credits. Index. $75.00 hc. A Joyful Harvest offers a rich account of the settlement and the development of a vibrant Jewish community in southern …
L'affaire de Damas et les prémices de l'antisémitisme moderne
In february 1840, Father Thomas, a Capucine monk, disappeared from Damascus. The Jews of the town were accused to have murdered him in order to use his blood in the preparation of the Easter Matzot. The religious man being a French protégé, the Consul of France made his enquiry within very complex international surroundings. The Western European Jews - mostly from France - mobilized themselves in a vast movement of solidarity, against the slander…
Constance Kamii's research and recent math reforms
Our first “IVF baby”: Israel and Canada’s press coverage of procreative technology
Provides a comparison of the press coverage of the introduction of IVF in different contexts, giving a vantage point for examining the variability and the context‐dependence of the issue. Sheds some light on the cultural‐political‐social problems that the new technology entails. Contrasts the differences between Canada and Israel, showing that both countries endorse modern technology in the field of medidine: in both countries, IVF was imported a…
From Ethnonational Enclave to Diasporic Community: The Mainstreaming of Israeli Jewish Migrants in Toronto
Diaspora 8:2 1999 From Ethnonational Enclave to Diasporic Community: The Mainstreaming of Israeli Jewish Migrants in Toronto Rina Cohen York University / came to Toronto seven years ago, six weeks after completing my army duty, served mostly in Lebanon. Shlomo, my brother who came to Toronto five years earlier, had arranged me my firstjob as a cab driver in a large company, owned by another Israeli. I drove other peoples' cabs for six years. Last…
Constructing Ethnicity: Myth of Return and Modes of Exclusion among Israelis in Toronto
Drawing upon data from ninety intensive interviews and from participatory observations of various social gatherings of Israelis living in Toronto, this study explores the role of the desire to return to the mother‐country in the production of a distinctive ethnic community. Although plans to return rarely materialize, they do contribute to both the individual’s psychological well‐being and the group’s need to defy assimilation. On a personal leve…
Women of color in white households: Coping strategies of live-in domestic workers
Women of color in white households: Coping strategies of live-in domestic workers
Constructing Ethnicity: Myth of Return and Modes of Exclusion among Israelis in Toronto
Drawing upon data from ninety intensive interviews and from participatory observations of various social gatherings of Israelis living in Toronto, this study explores the role of the desire to return to the mother‐country in the production of a distinctive ethnic community. Although plans to return rarely materialize, they do contribute to both the individual’s psychological well‐being and the group’s need to defy assimilation. On a personal leve…
Our first “IVF baby”: Israel and Canada’s press coverage of procreative technology
Provides a comparison of the press coverage of the introduction of IVF in different contexts, giving a vantage point for examining the variability and the context‐dependence of the issue. Sheds some light on the cultural‐political‐social problems that the new technology entails. Contrasts the differences between Canada and Israel, showing that both countries endorse modern technology in the field of medidine: in both countries, IVF was imported a…
From Ethnonational Enclave to Diasporic Community: The Mainstreaming of Israeli Jewish Migrants in Toronto
Diaspora 8:2 1999 From Ethnonational Enclave to Diasporic Community: The Mainstreaming of Israeli Jewish Migrants in Toronto Rina Cohen York University / came to Toronto seven years ago, six weeks after completing my army duty, served mostly in Lebanon. Shlomo, my brother who came to Toronto five years earlier, had arranged me my firstjob as a cab driver in a large company, owned by another Israeli. I drove other peoples' cabs for six years. Last…
Women of color in white households: Coping strategies of live-in domestic workers
Constructing Ethnicity: Myth of Return and Modes of Exclusion among Israelis in Toronto
Drawing upon data from ninety intensive interviews and from participatory observations of various social gatherings of Israelis living in Toronto, this study explores the role of the desire to return to the mother‐country in the production of a distinctive ethnic community. Although plans to return rarely materialize, they do contribute to both the individual’s psychological well‐being and the group’s need to defy assimilation. On a personal leve…
From Ethnonational Enclave to Diasporic Community: The Mainstreaming of Israeli Jewish Migrants in Toronto
Diaspora 8:2 1999 From Ethnonational Enclave to Diasporic Community: The Mainstreaming of Israeli Jewish Migrants in Toronto Rina Cohen York University / came to Toronto seven years ago, six weeks after completing my army duty, served mostly in Lebanon. Shlomo, my brother who came to Toronto five years earlier, had arranged me my firstjob as a cab driver in a large company, owned by another Israeli. I drove other peoples' cabs for six years. Last…
Our first “IVF baby”: Israel and Canada’s press coverage of procreative technology
Provides a comparison of the press coverage of the introduction of IVF in different contexts, giving a vantage point for examining the variability and the context‐dependence of the issue. Sheds some light on the cultural‐political‐social problems that the new technology entails. Contrasts the differences between Canada and Israel, showing that both countries endorse modern technology in the field of medidine: in both countries, IVF was imported a…
L'affaire de Damas et les prémices de l'antisémitisme moderne
In february 1840, Father Thomas, a Capucine monk, disappeared from Damascus. The Jews of the town were accused to have murdered him in order to use his blood in the preparation of the Easter Matzot. The religious man being a French protégé, the Consul of France made his enquiry within very complex international surroundings. The Western European Jews - mostly from France - mobilized themselves in a vast movement of solidarity, against the slander…
Constance Kamii's research and recent math reforms
A Joyful Harvest: Celebrating the Jewish Contribution to Southern Alberta Life, 1889-2005 (review)
Reviewed by: A Joyful Harvest: Celebrating the Jewish Contribution to Southern Alberta Life, 1889-2005 Rina Cohen Maxine Fischbein , ed. A Joyful Harvest: Celebrating the Jewish Contribution to Southern Alberta Life, 1889-2005. Calgary: Jewish Historical Society of Southern Alberta, 2007. 208 pp. Photo Credits. Index. $75.00 hc. A Joyful Harvest offers a rich account of the settlement and the development of a vibrant Jewish community in southern …
Political science (7 works) · History (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Judaism (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Archaeology (3 works) · Ethnic group (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · History (3 works) · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies (3 works)