Larissa Remennick - The Israeli Diaspora in Berlin: Back to Being Jewish?
b'Larissa Remeniick discuss the origins and present condition of the new (post-2010) Israeli diaspora in Berlin In this lecture, I reflect on the origins and present condition of the new \\n(post-2010) Israeli diaspora in Berlin. Based on 10 months of participant\\nobservation, I map out the main sub-streams of this emigration, elicit the \\neconomic, professional, and political reasons for leaving Israel, and explore \\nthese \\xe9migr\\xe9s\\u2019 initial encounter with German society. My observations \\nsuggest that many Israeli residents of Berlin (mostly secular) rediscover their \\nJewishness along diasporic lines and forge ties with the local religious and \\ncommunity organizations. Being a small minority in the German-speaking milieu, Israelis invest in building their own Hebrew-based community networks, cultural and educational institutions. Lastly, I explore these \\xe9migr\\xe9s\\u2019 ties with Israel and conclude that many are sojourners rather than immigrants and that Berlin is but one phase in their life journey.'