| The Mizrahi Era of Rebellion: Israel''s Forgotten Civil Rights Struggle 1948-1966 Subjects: Jews Oriental -- Cultural assimilation -- Israel -- History -- 20th century; Jews Oriental -- Israel -- Social conditions -- 20th century; Jews Oriental -- Political activity -- Israel -- History -- 20th century; Protest movements -- Israel -- History; During the postwar period of 1948-56, over 400,000 Jews from the Middle East and Asia immigrated to the newly established state of Israel. By the end of the 1950s, Mizrahim, also known as Oriental Jewry, represented the ethnic majority of the Israeli Jewish population. Despite their large numbers, Mizrahim were considered outsiders because of their non-European origins. Viewed as foreigners who came from culturally backward and distant lands, they suffered decades of socioeconomic, political, and educational injustices. Bryan K. Roby received his PhD in Middle Eastern studies from the University of Manchester. He has recently completed a postdoctoral research fellowship at New York University and has lectured on Israeli and Middle Eastern history throughout Europe, England, and the United States. |