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,...

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Publicado en:Nashim: A Journal of Jewish Women's Studies & Gender Issues no. 8; pp. 5 - 25
Autor principal: Ya'akov, Michal Ben
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Indiana University Press Oct2004
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