Children as pawns on the national Chess board: children in Israel's 1948 war of Independence
In: The history of the family: an international quarterly, Volume 28, Issue 4, p. 711-739
ISSN: 1081-602X
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In: The history of the family: an international quarterly, Volume 28, Issue 4, p. 711-739
ISSN: 1081-602X
In: Women's studies: an interdisciplinary journal, Volume 52, Issue 8, p. 863-887
ISSN: 1547-7045
In: Middle Eastern studies, Volume 51, Issue 5, p. 742-766
ISSN: 1743-7881
In: Women's studies: an interdisciplinary journal, Volume 43, Issue 5, p. 589-618
ISSN: 1547-7045
In: Women's studies: an interdisciplinary journal, Volume 43, Issue 5, p. 589-618
ISSN: 0049-7878
In: The journal of Israeli history: politics, society, culture, Volume 31, Issue 1, p. 109-128
ISSN: 1744-0548
In: Israel studies review, Volume 27, Issue 1
ISSN: 2159-0389
In: Nashim: a journal of Jewish women's studies & gender issues, Volume 6, p. 119-147
ISSN: 1565-5288
In: Nashim: a journal of Jewish women's studies & gender issues, Volume 6, Issue 1, p. 119-147
ISSN: 1565-5288
In: Perspectives on Israel studies
Despite both national and traditional imperatives to have many children, the birthrate of the Jewish community in British Mandate Palestine declined steadily from 1920-1948. During these years Jews were caught in contradictions between political and social objectives, religion, culture, and individual needs. Lilach Rosenberg-Friedman takes a deep and detailed look at these diverse and decisive issues, including births and abortions during this period, the discourse about birthrate, and practical attempts to implement policies to counter the low birthrate. Themes that emerge include the effect of the Holocaust, economics, ethnicity, efforts by public figures to increase birthrate, and the understanding that women in the society were viewed as entirely responsible for procreation. Providing a deep examination of the day-to-day lives of Jewish families in British Mandate Palestine, this book shows how political objectives are not only achieved by political agreements, public debates, and battlefields, but also by the activities of ordinary men, women, and families