{"product_id":"9781350666559","title":"Transitaires The European Passage of North African Jews and the Making of Mizrahi Heritage","description":"\u003ch1\u003eTransitaires\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe European Passage of North African Jews and the Making of Mizrahi Heritage\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHilla Dayan\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Middle East \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWhile research on Jewish SWANA \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ecommunities is impressive, less is known about their passage through Europe during the 1950s.\u003c\/b\u003e This book examines North African Jews' traumatic journeys across postwar Europe before the majority became citizens of the state of Israel. The stories of 'the transitaires', as they were named locally, remain largely unknown. This book is based on archival research, ethnographic exploration, and the author's own family history, giving voice to the countless families who were unabsorbed in Europe and who struggled to overcome decades of traumatic absorption in Israel. The archival work includes records of displaced SWANAJews from 1947 to the early 1960s and oral testimonies from second- and third-generation Jewish families. The research ties a critical analysis of the memory and heritage of Mizrahi Jews in Israel to European history, postcolonial politics, and the historiography of the Palestinian Nakba. It shows that the operation of migration would not have unfolded on such a massive scale without the active role of European countries - imperial France being first among them. Framing Mizrahi history as European heritage, the book aims to highlight the historical role Europe played in shaping Israel Palestine in the wake of the Nakba, while also addressing the centrality of the region in contemporary European political and cultural debate. It explores why this forgotten passage still matters, and how the afterlife of migration and dislocation ties Europe, Israel Palestine, and the Arab world together.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHilla Dayan\u003c\/b\u003e is a sociologist and lecturer at Amsterdam University College, the Netherlands. She completed her PhD at the New School for Social Research, US. Dayan is a public speaker, commentator on Israel Palestine and has been active in the Mizrahi movement since the 1990s. She is co-founder of civil society organizations Academia for Equality and gate48, a platform for critical Israelis in the Netherlands.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18 February 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350666559\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e208\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51458267086988,"sku":"9781350666559","price":103.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350666559","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}