Rhona D Seidelman
Biographic Data
| ID | 6074386 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rhona D Seidelman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rhona D |
| FAMILY NAME | Seidelman |
| SIGNATURE | SEIDELMAN R D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Rhona Seidelman is with the Program in Jewish Culture and Society, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Conflicts of Quarantine The Case of Jewish Immigrants to the Jewish State
Shaar Haaliya—Israel's Ellis Island during the mass immigration of the 1950s—is a case study that challenges the historian's understanding of the concept of quarantine. It was isolated and fenced off for declared health purposes and was widely referred to as a quarantine, but archival and historiographical documentation suggest that Israeli public health policy did not define it as such. I track the discussion and conflict surrounding Shaar Haali…
Healing” the bodies and souls of immigrant children
This article presents the first detailed history of the Sha'ar ha-Aliyah Ringworm and Trachoma Institute. It seeks to clarify the historical details of the controversial issue of ringworm and trachoma treatment during the mass immigration of the 1950s, while contributing to scholarly discussion on Israel's early history as well as the relationship between health and immigration in Israel and the world. Although a localized history, the implicatio…
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Healing” the bodies and souls of immigrant children
This article presents the first detailed history of the Sha'ar ha-Aliyah Ringworm and Trachoma Institute. It seeks to clarify the historical details of the controversial issue of ringworm and trachoma treatment during the mass immigration of the 1950s, while contributing to scholarly discussion on Israel's early history as well as the relationship between health and immigration in Israel and the world. Although a localized history, the implicatio…
Conflicts of Quarantine The Case of Jewish Immigrants to the Jewish State
Shaar Haaliya—Israel's Ellis Island during the mass immigration of the 1950s—is a case study that challenges the historian's understanding of the concept of quarantine. It was isolated and fenced off for declared health purposes and was widely referred to as a quarantine, but archival and historiographical documentation suggest that Israeli public health policy did not define it as such. I track the discussion and conflict surrounding Shaar Haali…
History (2 works) · Immigration (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Pathology (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Alien (1 work) · Citizenship (1 work)