Indian Jews Confront Racism in 1951 Israel
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How did the experiences of Indian Jews in early Israel challenge the Zionist narrative of Jewish mass migration as kibbutz galuyot (“the return of the exiles”)?
What message was Aryeh Navon conveying in his cartoon about the 1951–1952 Indian protests? Who was its audience?
How did prior life in India shape the protesters’ sense of rights and citizenship, and how they expressed their demands to the state?
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