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Leaving Zion: Jewish Emigration from Palestine and Israel after World War II

August 16, 2021
1:00PM - 2:00PM
Virtual

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Add to Calendar 2021-08-16 13:00:00 2021-08-16 14:00:00 Leaving Zion: Jewish Emigration from Palestine and Israel after World War II Time: 12 to 1 p.m. Event Host: College of Arts and Sciences Short Description: The story of Israel's foundation has often been told from the perspective of Jewish immigration to the Land of Israel. In this presentation, Ori Yehudai turns this historical narrative on its head, focusing on Jewish out-migration from Palestine and Israel between 1945 and the late 1950s. The story of Israel's foundation has often been told from the perspective of Jewish immigration to the Land of Israel. In this presentation, Ori Yehudai turns this historical narrative on its head, focusing on Jewish out-migration from Palestine and Israel between 1945 and the late 1950s. Based on previously unexamined primary sources collected from twenty-two archives in six countries, he will talk about how, despite the dominant view that displaced Jews should settle in the Jewish homeland, many Jews instead saw the country as a site of displacement or a way-station to more desirable lands. Covering events in the Middle East, Europe and the Americas, Yehudai provides a fresh transnational perspective on the critical period surrounding the birth of Israel and the post-Holocaust reconstruction of the Jewish world. Panelists: Ori Yehudai, Schottenstein Chair in Israel Studies and Assistant Professor, Department of History This event is free and open to the public. For more information and to register, click the button below. Register here **This event is presented in partnership with Bexley Public Library** If you require accommodation such as live captioning or interpretation to participate in this webinar, please contact Clara Davison at davison.102@osu.edu or 614-688-1214. Requests made two weeks before an event will generally allow us to provide seamless access, but the university will make every effort to meet all requests. Unable to join the event live? No worries, register anyway. All registrants will receive a recording of the webinar and additional resources about a week following the event. Virtual College of Arts and Sciences asccomm@osu.edu America/New_York public
Time: 12 to 1 p.m.
Event Host: College of Arts and Sciences
Short Description: The story of Israel's foundation has often been told from the perspective of Jewish immigration to the Land of Israel. In this presentation, Ori Yehudai turns this historical narrative on its head, focusing on Jewish out-migration from Palestine and Israel between 1945 and the late 1950s.


The story of Israel's foundation has often been told from the perspective of Jewish immigration to the Land of Israel. In this presentation, Ori Yehudai turns this historical narrative on its head, focusing on Jewish out-migration from Palestine and Israel between 1945 and the late 1950s. Based on previously unexamined primary sources collected from twenty-two archives in six countries, he will talk about how, despite the dominant view that displaced Jews should settle in the Jewish homeland, many Jews instead saw the country as a site of displacement or a way-station to more desirable lands.

Covering events in the Middle East, Europe and the Americas, Yehudai provides a fresh transnational perspective on the critical period surrounding the birth of Israel and the post-Holocaust reconstruction of the Jewish world.

Panelists:

  • Ori Yehudai, Schottenstein Chair in Israel Studies and Assistant Professor, Department of History

This event is free and open to the public. For more information and to register, click the button below.

Register here

**This event is presented in partnership with Bexley Public Library**


If you require accommodation such as live captioning or interpretation to participate in this webinar, please contact Clara Davison at davison.102@osu.edu or 614-688-1214. Requests made two weeks before an event will generally allow us to provide seamless access, but the university will make every effort to meet all requests.

Unable to join the event live? No worries, register anyway. All registrants will receive a recording of the webinar and additional resources about a week following the event.

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