Being an Israeli
Immigrants from the Former Soviet Union in Israel, fifteen years later
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8108819 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elazar Leshem (0000-0003-3782-9309, Moscow State University of Technologies and Management named after K.G. Razumovskiy, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 29-49 |
| Publication date | 2008-02-19 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Israeli History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1353-1042 • E-ISSN: 1744-0548 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13531040801902716 |
| OpenAlex | W1963995478 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 9 |
This article presents the results of a study conducted in 2006 among a representative sample of immigrants from the former Soviet Union, aged 18 and over, who arrived in Israel between 1990 and 2005. It examines the changes over time in their collective identity, focusing on the relative weight and meaning of the local, Israeli component of their identity, as compared to the Jewish and Russian components. Unlike studies conducted in other concentrations of Russian Jewish emigrés (in the United States, Canada, and Germany), which found that an increase in the intensity of the local component of their identity was held in check by the enduring strength of the Russian component, this study revealed that in Israel the local identity component grew much stronger while, correspondingly, the Russian component declined. In addition, significant similarities between the immigrants and the veteran population were found with regard to how they conceive of the Israeli narrative. These changes over time in the immigrants' identity, which were not observed in the first years of their integration into Israeli culture and society, require a reexamination of the generalizations that dominate the research literature and the professional relationship with this group, concerning its supposed social and cultural self-segregation and low potential for cultural change
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,35 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2024 (16) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |