History of Jewish identity in Singapore
A Singaporean-centric perspective encases the portrayal of the Jewish identity in Singapore by the Singaporean Jewish community. Generalizations made in representing Jewishness is due to different political and socio-economic currents which prompt the Jewish Community to suit the memory to better an...
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| author | Lim, Amos Wei Wang |
| author2 | Els Van Dongen |
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| description | A Singaporean-centric perspective encases the portrayal of the Jewish identity in Singapore by the Singaporean Jewish community. Generalizations made in representing Jewishness is due to different political and socio-economic currents which prompt the Jewish Community to suit the memory to better anchor themselves within Singapore, seen as a favourable place of refuge with economic opportunities and religious freedom. This paper examines the community's arrival in the late nineteenth century up till the immediate post-war years with significant events in the region and the international stage such as World War II, the establishment of the State of Israel, and the independence of Singapore. The literature on the history of the Baghdadi Jewish Diaspora, oral history interview of prominent figures of the Jewish community, and newspaper articles serve as primary sources for this research. By reconstructing the history of the Baghdadi Jews in Singapore, the analysis reveals the generalization made by later representation to strengthen a Singaporean-centric narrative. The conclusion seeks to further the understanding of the place of the Singaporean Jewish Community in the Baghdadi Jewish diaspora, themes of Jewishness in Jewish history, and Singapore’s history. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/662562019-12-10T12:33:26Z History of Jewish identity in Singapore Lim, Amos Wei Wang Els Van Dongen School of Humanities and Social Sciences DRNTU::Humanities A Singaporean-centric perspective encases the portrayal of the Jewish identity in Singapore by the Singaporean Jewish community. Generalizations made in representing Jewishness is due to different political and socio-economic currents which prompt the Jewish Community to suit the memory to better anchor themselves within Singapore, seen as a favourable place of refuge with economic opportunities and religious freedom. This paper examines the community's arrival in the late nineteenth century up till the immediate post-war years with significant events in the region and the international stage such as World War II, the establishment of the State of Israel, and the independence of Singapore. The literature on the history of the Baghdadi Jewish Diaspora, oral history interview of prominent figures of the Jewish community, and newspaper articles serve as primary sources for this research. By reconstructing the history of the Baghdadi Jews in Singapore, the analysis reveals the generalization made by later representation to strengthen a Singaporean-centric narrative. The conclusion seeks to further the understanding of the place of the Singaporean Jewish Community in the Baghdadi Jewish diaspora, themes of Jewishness in Jewish history, and Singapore’s history. Bachelor of Arts 2016-03-22T07:53:31Z 2016-03-22T07:53:31Z 2016 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/66256 en Nanyang Technological University 58 p. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | DRNTU::Humanities Lim, Amos Wei Wang History of Jewish identity in Singapore |
| title | History of Jewish identity in Singapore |
| title_full | History of Jewish identity in Singapore |
| title_fullStr | History of Jewish identity in Singapore |
| title_full_unstemmed | History of Jewish identity in Singapore |
| title_short | History of Jewish identity in Singapore |
| title_sort | history of jewish identity in singapore |
| topic | DRNTU::Humanities |
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