The New Anti-Semitism and Diasporic Liminality: Jewish Identity from France to Montreal

Through a case study approach, 40 French Jews were interviewed revealing their primary reason for leaving France and resettling in Montreal was the continuous threat associated with the new anti-Semitism. The focus for many who participated in this research was the anti-Jewish sentiment in France an...

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Main Author: Robert Aaron Kenedy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Association for Canadian Jewish Studies/York University Libraries 2017-11-01
Series:Canadian Jewish Studies
Online Access:https://cjs.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/cjs/article/view/40012
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description Through a case study approach, 40 French Jews were interviewed revealing their primary reason for leaving France and resettling in Montreal was the continuous threat associated with the new anti-Semitism. The focus for many who participated in this research was the anti-Jewish sentiment in France and the result of being in a liminal diasporic state of feeling as though they belong elsewhere, possibly in France, to where they want to return, or moving on to other destinations. Multiple centred Jewish and Francophone identities were themes that emerged throughout the interviews.
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spelling doaj.art-ae97c60e98c64df7a7e86829dd1b59f62022-12-21T20:02:02ZengThe Association for Canadian Jewish Studies/York University LibrariesCanadian Jewish Studies1198-34931916-09252017-11-0125110.25071/1916-0925.40012The New Anti-Semitism and Diasporic Liminality: Jewish Identity from France to MontrealRobert Aaron KenedyThrough a case study approach, 40 French Jews were interviewed revealing their primary reason for leaving France and resettling in Montreal was the continuous threat associated with the new anti-Semitism. The focus for many who participated in this research was the anti-Jewish sentiment in France and the result of being in a liminal diasporic state of feeling as though they belong elsewhere, possibly in France, to where they want to return, or moving on to other destinations. Multiple centred Jewish and Francophone identities were themes that emerged throughout the interviews.https://cjs.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/cjs/article/view/40012
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