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Papers by Israel Ben Dor
Sgarsheret Hadorot
The article deals with the history of Binder familly from Cluj Napoca in Transylvania on the back... more The article deals with the history of Binder familly from Cluj Napoca in Transylvania on the background of the Hungarian history and the history of the Jews of Hungary. The article was written by historian, descendant of this famiiy. Most of this familly was murdered by the Nazis like most of the Hungarian Jews in 1944.
Sharsheret Hadorot, 2012
The history of Al Daudi familly goes back to Babylon, a thousant years ago.The roots of the famil... more The history of Al Daudi familly goes back to Babylon, a thousant years ago.The roots of the familly are in Granada, Saragossa and Leon. Hiyya Al Daudi died in Leon in 1154. It's descendants went to Markesh in Morrocco in the great expulsion of the Jews from Spain. In 1837 they immigrated to the land of Israel. My late grandfather, Makhluf El Daudi, was the last Hahambashi of Acre and Haifa in the years 1899-1909. His son,Shalom (Selim) El Daudi, the grandfather of the authour, was a teacher of Arabic and Hebrew. He translated the first roman written in Hebrew (Ahavat Zion, Love of Zion) to classic Arabic. The translation was published in Cairo, the first in the year 1899 and two parts in the years 1921-1922.
The research of the perception and images of Arabs in Israeli society and in the State of Israel ... more The research of the perception and images of Arabs in Israeli society and in the State of Israel is one of the keys to understanding the Israeli־Arab conflict. One of the discoveries available to the historian researching the historical development of images are literary works, and novels in particular, as a source of prevailing perceptions for addressing this issue through time. The unique sensitivity of the writer as observing the 'Zeitgeist' ("spirit of the times"), documenting world views and images of his or her generation, creates moving texts which often provide far more significant perspective than customary historical sources. In recent years, many novels engaged the Israeli־Arab conflict were published. From this great selection, this article focus on three novels written by some of the most famous and important Israeli writers of recent times: Amos Oz's A Tale of Love and Darkness (Keter, 2007); David Grossman's Until the End of the Land (HaKibbutz Ha'Meuchad, 2008); Yoram Kaniuk's 1948 (Yediot Achronot, Sifrei Hemed, 2010). All these books are very popular, sold in great numbers and translated to several other languages. The three books together portray a broad attempt to embrace the Israel־Arab conflict, which is already 130 years old. The books contain biographical material and reflect the author's personal experiences All three aspire, to an extent, to engage in the self־criticism of Israeli society. In the research of the above-mentioned novels, this article uses the fruit of the historiography discourse and rely on three major approaches: New Historicism, Neo Cultural History and History of Sensibility. Three basic concepts - "Image", "enemy" and "Threat" were used in the analysis of the images and for drawing conclusions. Surprisingly, the three novels express very pessimistic mood about the chances of peace between Israel and the Arabs. Despite the fact that the three novelists are devoted supporters of peace, they express deep fears and strangeness towards the Palestinians, the Arabs and the surrounding Muslim world. The Israeli society, according to these novels, is more aware than ever before to the subjective integrity of the Arab and Palestinian narrative, and at the same time lost the feeling of destination and justice that motivated it in the first decades. After Rabin's assassination and the stagnation of the Oslo process, Israel, according to the images in these novels, is in a double deadlock because of the severe internal disagreements and the continuous deep fears of external threats of the Palestinians, the Arab states and the Muslim world.
העולים מתימן עלו לארץ כבר בעלייה הראשונה אולם העולים בעלייה השנייה ובראשם שמואל יבנאלי יזמו את הב... more העולים מתימן עלו לארץ כבר בעלייה הראשונה אולם העולים בעלייה השנייה ובראשם שמואל יבנאלי יזמו את הבאתם ארצה כדי להילחם למען העבודה העברית. המאמר בוחן את מערכת היחסים הכאובה שהתפתחה בין קולטים לנקלטים בראשית ימיה של הציונות. בשלל סוגיות נבחן יחסם של האיכרים לעולים מתימן, שהתאפיין באכזריות, התנכרות וזלזול. כך קמה ליד חדרה נחליאל שלימים הייתה לחלק מהמושבה. נמצאו גם מאנשי המושבה ובעיקר מן הפועלים שסייעו לעולים מתימן. המאמר בוחן את מאמצי ההתמודדות של העולים מתימן, את שאיפותיהם ואכזבותיהם ואת יכולתם להתמודד עם הקשיים ואף להגיע להישגים, משנות העשרים ואילך. פרשת עלייתם והתיישבותם לא זכתה עדיין למקומה הראוי בהיסטוריוגרפיה הציונית. מאמר זה מכוון לתרום באמצעות מחקר מיקרוהיסטורי של העולים מתימן למושבה חדרה.
Drafts by Israel Ben Dor
The research of the perception and images of Arabs in Israeli society and in the State of Israel ... more The research of the perception and images of Arabs in Israeli society and in the State of Israel is one of the keys to understanding the Israeli־Arab conflict. One of the discoveries available to the historian researching the historical development of images are literary works, and novels in particular, as a source of prevailing perceptions for addressing this issue through time. The unique sensitivity of the writer as observing the 'Zeitgeist' ("spirit of the times"), documenting world views and images of his or her generation, creates moving texts which often provide far more significant perspective than customary historical sources. In recent years, many novels engaged the Israeli־Arab conflict were published. From this great selection, this article focus on three novels written by some of the most famous and important Israeli writers of recent times: Amos Oz's A Tale of Love and Darkness (Keter, 2007); David Grossman's Until the End of the Land (HaKibbutz Ha'Meuchad, 2008); Yoram Kaniuk's 1948 (Yediot Achronot, Sifrei Hemed, 2010). All these books are very popular, sold in great numbers and translated to several other languages. The three books together portray a broad attempt to embrace the Israel־Arab conflict, which is already 130 years old. The books contain biographical material and reflect the author's personal experiences. All three aspire, to an extent, to engage in the self־criticism of Israeli society. In the research of the above-mentioned novels, this article uses the fruit of the historiography discourse and rely on three major approaches: New Historicism, Neo Cultural History and History of Sensibility. Three basic concepts - "Image", "enemy" and "Threat" were used in the analysis of the images and for drawingconclusions. Surprisingly, the three novels express very pessimistic mood about the chances of peace between Israel and the Arabs. Despite the fact that the three novelists are devoted supporters of peace, they express deep fears and strangeness towards the Palestinians, the Arabs and the surrounding Muslim world. The Israeli society, according to these novels, is more aware than ever before to the subjective integrity of the Arab and Palestinian narrative, and at the same time lost the feeling of destination and justice that motivated it in the first decades. After Rabin's assassination and the stagnation of the Oslo process, Israel, according to the images in these novels, is in a double deadlock because of the severe internal disagreements and the continuous deep fears of external threats of the Palestinians, the Arab states and the Muslim world.
Sgarsheret Hadorot
The article deals with the history of Binder familly from Cluj Napoca in Transylvania on the back... more The article deals with the history of Binder familly from Cluj Napoca in Transylvania on the background of the Hungarian history and the history of the Jews of Hungary. The article was written by historian, descendant of this famiiy. Most of this familly was murdered by the Nazis like most of the Hungarian Jews in 1944.
Sharsheret Hadorot, 2012
The history of Al Daudi familly goes back to Babylon, a thousant years ago.The roots of the famil... more The history of Al Daudi familly goes back to Babylon, a thousant years ago.The roots of the familly are in Granada, Saragossa and Leon. Hiyya Al Daudi died in Leon in 1154. It's descendants went to Markesh in Morrocco in the great expulsion of the Jews from Spain. In 1837 they immigrated to the land of Israel. My late grandfather, Makhluf El Daudi, was the last Hahambashi of Acre and Haifa in the years 1899-1909. His son,Shalom (Selim) El Daudi, the grandfather of the authour, was a teacher of Arabic and Hebrew. He translated the first roman written in Hebrew (Ahavat Zion, Love of Zion) to classic Arabic. The translation was published in Cairo, the first in the year 1899 and two parts in the years 1921-1922.
The research of the perception and images of Arabs in Israeli society and in the State of Israel ... more The research of the perception and images of Arabs in Israeli society and in the State of Israel is one of the keys to understanding the Israeli־Arab conflict. One of the discoveries available to the historian researching the historical development of images are literary works, and novels in particular, as a source of prevailing perceptions for addressing this issue through time. The unique sensitivity of the writer as observing the 'Zeitgeist' ("spirit of the times"), documenting world views and images of his or her generation, creates moving texts which often provide far more significant perspective than customary historical sources. In recent years, many novels engaged the Israeli־Arab conflict were published. From this great selection, this article focus on three novels written by some of the most famous and important Israeli writers of recent times: Amos Oz's A Tale of Love and Darkness (Keter, 2007); David Grossman's Until the End of the Land (HaKibbutz Ha'Meuchad, 2008); Yoram Kaniuk's 1948 (Yediot Achronot, Sifrei Hemed, 2010). All these books are very popular, sold in great numbers and translated to several other languages. The three books together portray a broad attempt to embrace the Israel־Arab conflict, which is already 130 years old. The books contain biographical material and reflect the author's personal experiences All three aspire, to an extent, to engage in the self־criticism of Israeli society. In the research of the above-mentioned novels, this article uses the fruit of the historiography discourse and rely on three major approaches: New Historicism, Neo Cultural History and History of Sensibility. Three basic concepts - "Image", "enemy" and "Threat" were used in the analysis of the images and for drawing conclusions. Surprisingly, the three novels express very pessimistic mood about the chances of peace between Israel and the Arabs. Despite the fact that the three novelists are devoted supporters of peace, they express deep fears and strangeness towards the Palestinians, the Arabs and the surrounding Muslim world. The Israeli society, according to these novels, is more aware than ever before to the subjective integrity of the Arab and Palestinian narrative, and at the same time lost the feeling of destination and justice that motivated it in the first decades. After Rabin's assassination and the stagnation of the Oslo process, Israel, according to the images in these novels, is in a double deadlock because of the severe internal disagreements and the continuous deep fears of external threats of the Palestinians, the Arab states and the Muslim world.
העולים מתימן עלו לארץ כבר בעלייה הראשונה אולם העולים בעלייה השנייה ובראשם שמואל יבנאלי יזמו את הב... more העולים מתימן עלו לארץ כבר בעלייה הראשונה אולם העולים בעלייה השנייה ובראשם שמואל יבנאלי יזמו את הבאתם ארצה כדי להילחם למען העבודה העברית. המאמר בוחן את מערכת היחסים הכאובה שהתפתחה בין קולטים לנקלטים בראשית ימיה של הציונות. בשלל סוגיות נבחן יחסם של האיכרים לעולים מתימן, שהתאפיין באכזריות, התנכרות וזלזול. כך קמה ליד חדרה נחליאל שלימים הייתה לחלק מהמושבה. נמצאו גם מאנשי המושבה ובעיקר מן הפועלים שסייעו לעולים מתימן. המאמר בוחן את מאמצי ההתמודדות של העולים מתימן, את שאיפותיהם ואכזבותיהם ואת יכולתם להתמודד עם הקשיים ואף להגיע להישגים, משנות העשרים ואילך. פרשת עלייתם והתיישבותם לא זכתה עדיין למקומה הראוי בהיסטוריוגרפיה הציונית. מאמר זה מכוון לתרום באמצעות מחקר מיקרוהיסטורי של העולים מתימן למושבה חדרה.
The research of the perception and images of Arabs in Israeli society and in the State of Israel ... more The research of the perception and images of Arabs in Israeli society and in the State of Israel is one of the keys to understanding the Israeli־Arab conflict. One of the discoveries available to the historian researching the historical development of images are literary works, and novels in particular, as a source of prevailing perceptions for addressing this issue through time. The unique sensitivity of the writer as observing the 'Zeitgeist' ("spirit of the times"), documenting world views and images of his or her generation, creates moving texts which often provide far more significant perspective than customary historical sources. In recent years, many novels engaged the Israeli־Arab conflict were published. From this great selection, this article focus on three novels written by some of the most famous and important Israeli writers of recent times: Amos Oz's A Tale of Love and Darkness (Keter, 2007); David Grossman's Until the End of the Land (HaKibbutz Ha'Meuchad, 2008); Yoram Kaniuk's 1948 (Yediot Achronot, Sifrei Hemed, 2010). All these books are very popular, sold in great numbers and translated to several other languages. The three books together portray a broad attempt to embrace the Israel־Arab conflict, which is already 130 years old. The books contain biographical material and reflect the author's personal experiences. All three aspire, to an extent, to engage in the self־criticism of Israeli society. In the research of the above-mentioned novels, this article uses the fruit of the historiography discourse and rely on three major approaches: New Historicism, Neo Cultural History and History of Sensibility. Three basic concepts - "Image", "enemy" and "Threat" were used in the analysis of the images and for drawingconclusions. Surprisingly, the three novels express very pessimistic mood about the chances of peace between Israel and the Arabs. Despite the fact that the three novelists are devoted supporters of peace, they express deep fears and strangeness towards the Palestinians, the Arabs and the surrounding Muslim world. The Israeli society, according to these novels, is more aware than ever before to the subjective integrity of the Arab and Palestinian narrative, and at the same time lost the feeling of destination and justice that motivated it in the first decades. After Rabin's assassination and the stagnation of the Oslo process, Israel, according to the images in these novels, is in a double deadlock because of the severe internal disagreements and the continuous deep fears of external threats of the Palestinians, the Arab states and the Muslim world.