- November 30, 2023
Shift in Ethiopian Identity in Israel
SDG Highlights
Wishing Ethiopian Jewish community and all students of Ethiopian descent a Happy Sigd! Photo Credit: American Society of the University of Haifa – ASUH
Description
“Intergenerational dialogue and positioning change in dealing with racism” by Prof. Uri Ben-Eliezer from the Department of Sociology, published in Identities journal, investigates how the second generation of ‘Black Jews’ who migrated from Ethiopia to Israel responded to racism. The research reveals that the younger generation adopted different identity and positioning strategies compared to their parents, as it was only through extensive demonstrations in 2015 that a meaningful intergenerational dialogue emerged, leading to a successful strategy against racist rhetoric.