The Hebrew neologism “Mizraḥim” (“Orientals”) established itself during the constitutional process of Israeli society as a designation for Jewish immigrants from North Africa, Asia, and parts of the Balkans. In the Israeli melting pot, these population groups were considered to be rather backward and culturally less acceptable, and the socio-ethnic category “Mizraḥim” contributed to the cementing of a binar…
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Amor, Meir and Bram, Chen, “Mizraḥim”, in: Encyclopedia of Jewish History and Culture Online, Original German Language Edition: Enzyklopädie Jüdischer Geschichte und Kultur. Im Auftrag der Sächsischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Leipzig herausgegeben von Dan Diner. © J.B. Metzler, Stuttgart/Springer-Verlag GmbH Deutschland 2011–2017. Consulted online on 02 June 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2468-8894_ejhc_COM_0550>
First published online: 2017
First print edition: 20210312
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