From Sofia to Jaffa : The Jews of Bulgaria and Israel.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (236 pages)
- Raphael Patai Series in Jewish Folklore and Anthropology .
- Raphael Patai Series in Jewish Folklore and Anthropology .
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I: Israeli Social Science Looks at Immigration and Ethnicity -- Chapter 1: Confronting Mass Immigration -- Chapter 2: The Emergence of Culture -- Chapter 3: Introspection and Diversification -- Part II: The Jews in Bulgaria -- Chapter 4: From the First Century to the Ottoman Conquest -- Chapter 5: The Ottoman Period: 1389-1878 -- Chapter 6: From Liberation to World War II: 1878-1940 -- Chapter 7: The War Years: 1940-1944 -- Chapter 8: From Liberation to Emigration: 1944-1949 -- Part III: The Jews of Bulgaria in Israel -- Chapter 9: Theoretical Approaches -- Chapter 10: Components of Identity -- Chapter 11: Folklore and Identity -- Epilogue -- Appendix A: Statistics -- Appendix B: List of Informants -- Appendix C: Two Interviews -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Social Scientific Works -- Bulgarian Jewry -- Index.
From Sophia to Jaffa chronicles the fascinating saga of a population relocated.