Birthrate Politics in Zion

Judaism, Nationalism, and Modernity under the British Mandate

Lilach Rosenberg-Friedman (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

236 Seiten

2017
Indiana University Press (Verlag)
978-0-253-02898-3 (ISBN)

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Despite both national and traditional imperatives to have many children, the birthrate of the Jewish community in British Mandate Palestine declined steadily from 1920-1948. During these years Jews were caught in contradictions between political and social objectives, religion, culture, and individual needs. Lilach Rosenberg-Friedman takes a deep and detailed look at these diverse and decisive issues, including births and abortions during this period, the discourse about birthrate, and practical attempts to implement policies to counter the low birthrate. Themes that emerge include the effect of the Holocaust, economics, ethnicity, efforts by public figures to increase birthrate, and the understanding that women in the society were viewed as entirely responsible for procreation. Providing a deep examination of the day-to-day lives of Jewish families in British Mandate Palestine, this book shows how political objectives are not only achieved by political agreements, public debates, and battlefields, but also by the activities of ordinary men, women, and families.

Lilach Rosenberg-Friedman is Senior lecturer of the Department of Land of Israel Studies and Archaeology at Bar-Ilan University, Israel.

Acknowledgements
Note on Translation
Prologue
Introduction
1. "Collective Self-Suicide": The Decline in the Yishuv's Birthrate
2. The Parents' Rebellion: Economic Factors
3. The Parents' Rebellion: Social and Psychological Factors
4. Abortions in Practice
5. Low Birthrate, High Abortion Rate: Responses
6. Making More Babies
Conclusion: The Birthrate Issue as a Portrait of the Yishuv
Epilogue
Glossary
Bibliography
Index

Erscheinungsdatum	05.11.2017
Reihe/Serie	Perspectives on Israel Studies
Übersetzer	Haim Watzman
Verlagsort	Bloomington, IN
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie
ISBN-10	0-253-02898-1 / 0253028981
ISBN-13	978-0-253-02898-3 / 9780253028983
Zustand	Neuware