Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Jewish Enlightenment and the Kabbala Dispute; 3 Jewish Immigration to East Africa; 4 Jewish Immigration to Palestine; 5 Challenging the Zionist Enterprise and Ethos; 6 Family Values in Transition: Inheritance, Polygamy; 7 Traditional Education and Secular Studies; 8 Conclusions; Bibliography; Index
Summary
In Traditional Society in Transition Bat-Zion Eraqi Klorman examines the Yemeni Jewish existence from the mid 19th century onwards. It chronicles this community's transition from a traditional patriarchal society to a group adjusting to the challenges of a modern society
