List of Tables, Figures and Maps
Preface
Acknowledgements
1 Ethnicity, the Ethnic Group and Ethnic
Identity
Research Trends
Ethnic Identity: Operational Definitions
Acculturation, Assimilation, Pluralism and Multiculturalism
Ethclass Subculture
Problems of Identity Crisis
Summary and Conclusions: Are the Sephardim of Sydney a Social
or an Ethnic group?
2 The Sephardim of Sydney
Socio-Ethnic Structure
Ethnic Division and the Organizational Structure
The Sephardic Communities of the Middle East and Asia
The Jews of Egypt
The Jews of Iraq
Social Changes and Religious Orientation in Iraq, Egypt and
Turkey
The Jews of India
The Jewish Community in Cochin
The Jews of Bombay
The Jews of Calcutta
Summary and Conclusions: Past and Present Degrees of Communality
and Religiosity
3 The Immigration of Sephardic Jews
to Australia
Australian Immigration Policy
The Executive Council of Australian Jewry
Summary and Conclusions: Facing up to the Wider Australian
Society
4 The Sephardic Family
The Social Structure
Divorce: Past and Present
Choosing a Partner
Relationships between Family Members
Familial Authority Today
The Socialization of Children
Occupation and Socialization
Kinship Relationships
Summary and Conclusions: Changes in Kinship Ties
5 Residence, Social Mobility and Ethnic
Identity
Socio-Geographical Distance and Patterns of Kin Contact
Upward Mobility and “Ashkenization”
Change of Reference Groups
Summary and Conclusions: Becoming a Minority within a Minority
6 Religious Organization and Secular
Power
The Rabbi: A Socio-Political Figure Control of Liturgy
The Clash between Religious Law and Social Norms
Segregation of the Sexes in the Synagogue
Dominance by the Laity: The Sunday School Curriculum
The Naming Ceremony for a Baby Girl
Religious Rituals for the Birth of a Boy
Intergroup Conflict – Intergenerational Power Struggle within
the Executive and the Religious Committee
The Generation Gap and Acculturation
The Youth Organization
An Inter-ethnic Conflict
Religious Observance
Summary and Conclusions: The Dilemma of Continuity, Identity
and Power
7 Conclusion: A Paradoxical Community
Status Anxiety and Marginality
Appendix: Methods Used in the Collection
of Data
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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“Provides valuable insights into the dynamics of the formation of Sephardic Jewish identity.” Professor C. Kessler, The University of New South Wales
“A valuable study of the problems facing a migrant ethnical community arriving in Australia.” Professor R. Gabbay, The University of Western Australia
“A commendable example of ‘salvage ethnography’.” Professor S. Deshen, Tel Aviv University |
