ALIYAH IN THE LIVES OF NORTH AFRICAN JEWISH WIDOWS: REALIZATION OF A DREAM OR SOLUTION TO A PROBLEM?
The article focuses on the condition of Jewish widows in traditional societies. In traditional societies widowhood was effectively a passport to freedom, a chance for women who had previously been under the jurisdiction of their fathers, brothers, and husbands to be independent, examine their lives,...
| Publicado en: | Nashim: A Journal of Jewish Women's Studies & Gender Issues no. 8; pp. 5 - 25 |
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Indiana University Press
Oct2004
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| Sumario: | The article focuses on the condition of Jewish widows in traditional societies. In traditional societies widowhood was effectively a passport to freedom, a chance for women who had previously been under the jurisdiction of their fathers, brothers, and husbands to be independent, examine their lives, and reevaluate their future. The empowerment of a woman who did not belong to a man threatened the stability of the community and posed a danger or at least a problem in a patriarchal society. This passport was valid not only for economic activities, but also for geographical mobility. |
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