Sexology in the Yishuv
The Rise and Decline of Sexual Consultation in Tel Aviv, 1930–39
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8966331 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Liat Kozma (0000-0003-2071-2155, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 231-249 |
| Publication date | 2010-04-13 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal Middle East Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-7438 • E-ISSN: 1471-6380 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0020743810000036 |
| OpenAlex | W1979410645 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 24 |
This article examines the assimilation of sexology and sexual reform in the Yishuv of the 1930s. Prominent German sexologists visited Palestine, texts they authored were translated to Hebrew and Yiddish, and members of the Yishuv community traveled to central Europe to learn sexual-reform ideas. In 1931 and 1932, three consultation centers were opened in Tel Aviv, accompanied by Q&A columns in the general and medical press. In these centers and columns, men and women consulted medical doctors on contraception, impotence, abortions, and the everyday of heterosexual life. This short-lived experience was inspired by similar European experiences, especially in Weimar Germany and Bolshevik Russia. The 1930s discourse on sexuality was sometimes compatible with mainstream Zionist ideology and sometimes at odds with it. It came to an end during the last years of the decade, following the Arab Revolt, the Holocaust, and the demographic struggle over Palestine
Ancient history · Archaeology · Genizah · German · Girl · Hebrew · Human sexuality · Judaism · Library science · Mainstream · Mandatory Palestine · Palestine · Political science · Sexology · Sociology · Tel aviv · Classics · European history and politics · Gender Studies · Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics · History · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,77 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2026 (14) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |