Foodways and The Ethnicization of Yemeni Identity in Israel

Ari Ariel

doi:10.24847/66i2019.241

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Foodways and The Ethnicization of Yemeni Identity in Israel

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Foodways and The Ethnicization of Yemeni Identity in Israel

Ari Ariel

Mashriq & mahjar, Vol.6(2), pp.132-150

11/01/2019

DOI: 10.24847/66i2019.241

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Abstract

The transformation of Yemeni food practices in Israel illustrates two contradictory processes. Yemeni Jewish immigrants used food in the process of becoming Israeli, but also to reimagine and preserve Yemeni-ness. To do both, they had to negotiate western stereotypes and pressure to assimilate into “modern” Israeli culture, while creating a single, homogenous Yemeni ethnic identity. Additionally, Yemeni food narratives evince a critique of Israeli absorption policies, and challenge aspects of Zionist ideology, while at the same time calling for inclusion in Israeli society and declaring their Zionism.

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Title: Subtitle: Foodways and The Ethnicization of Yemeni Identity in Israel
Creators: Ari Ariel - The University of Iowa
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Mashriq & mahjar, Vol.6(2), pp.132-150
DOI: 10.24847/66i2019.241
ISSN: 2169-4435
eISSN: 2169-4435
Publisher: North Carolina State University, Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
Language: English
Date published: 11/01/2019
Academic Unit: History; Interdisciplinary Programs
Record Identifier: 9984011835902771

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