The Jews of Beirut the rise of a Levantine community 1860s 1930s 1st Edition by Tomer Levi 1299440037 9781299440036
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ISBN 10: 1299440037
ISBN 13: 9781299440036
Author: Tomer Levi
The Jews of Beirut: The Rise of a Levantine Community, 1860s-1930s is the first study to investigate the emergence of an organized and vibrant Jewish community in Beirut in the late Ottoman and French period. Viewed in the context of port city revival, the author explores how and why the Jewish community changed during this time in its social cohesion, organizational structure, and ideological affiliations. Tomer Levi defines the Jewish community as a «Levantine» creation of late-nineteenth-century port city revival, characterized by cultural and social diversity, centralized administration, efficient organization, and a merchant class engaged in commerce and philanthropy. In addition, the author shows how the position of the Jewish community in the unique multi-community structure of Lebanese society affected internal developments within the Jewish community.
Table of contents:
1 Jewish Communities in Levantine Port Cities
Commercial Expansion
Migration
Diversity and Heterogeneity
Social and Cultural Exchange
The Jewish Communities of Izmir, Alexandria, and Beirut
Jewish Philanthropy
Conclusion
2 The Rise of Beirut’s Jewish Community
The Late Ottoman Period
Formal Organization, 1908–1920
The French Mandate, 1920–1939
Conclusion
3 Competing Ideologies
The Alliance Israélite Universelle
B’nai B’rith
Jewish Nationalism
Conclusion
4 Who Controls Jewish Education?
The Quest for Educational Reforms
Challenging the Alliance School
The ‘Civilizing Mission’ vs. the ‘Anglo-Saxon Spirit’
Conclusion
5 The Culture of Giving
Personal Giving before WWI
Organized Giving
The Colonial Factor
Conclusion
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