Heroes in search of homes
Housing demobilized soldiers in early statehood Jerusalem
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12534742 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Eldad Brin (The Herzl Institute for the Study of Zionism, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 283-301 |
| Publication date | 2022-07-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Israeli History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1353-1042 • E-ISSN: 1744-0548 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13531042.2022.2212431 |
| OpenAlex | W4376280239 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 11 |
The housing shortage faced by demobilized soldiers after the 1948 War was especially grave in Jerusalem, where they had to compete with refugees, immigrants, and civil servants over abandoned properties. Public construction of new homes for them in the city was belated, limited, and slow when compared to other localities in Israel. Despite public sympathy and institutional aid, organizational circumstances and political considerations resulted in a solution for some, yet no affordable and timely solution for all. The prioritization of various groups of home seekers often sidelined demobilized soldiers, highlighting the erratic nature of Jerusalem’s postwar repopulation process and the spatial manifestations of social capital
Capital city · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Political science · Politics · Public housing · Refugee · Spanish Civil War · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law · Public Administration · Urban Planning and Governance
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |