The Jewish Community of Acre in Mandatory Palestine : the Story of a Forgotten Community /

For a brief moment in the history of Acre, there was a Hebrew community that linked old and new settlements. It had a national-Zionist orientation and consisted of Jews of local and Mizrachic origin. This community is no longer visible in the cityscape, and its history has disappeared from the colle...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Kidron, Anat (Author), Linder Yarkony, Shuli (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter Oldenbourg, [2024]
Subjects:	Jews > Israel > Acre > History > 20th century. Jews > Palestine > History > 20th century. Acre (Israel) > History > 20th century. Palestine > Ethnic relations > History > 20th century. Zionism > Palestine > History.

Table of Contents:

Frontmatter
Contents
Preface
Introduction Why Discuss Hebrew Acre?
Chapter 1 The Aging Sea Bride: Acre in the Late Ottoman Period
Chapter 2 A New Era for Acre's Jews
Chapter 3 A New Era
Acre During the British Mandate
Chapter 4 "We have now reached the time of revival"
The Jewish Yishuv in Acre during the Mandate
Chapter 5 The Dream of a Separate Space
Private Attempts to Establish Jewish Neighbourhoods in Acre
Chapter 6 From Jewish Settlement to Hebrew Community?
Chapter 7 Urban Coexistence: Relationships with Acre's Arab Community
List of Illustrations
Bibliography
Index of Names
Index of Organizations
Index of Places