The Jewish Contribution to Civilization Discourse: An Egyptian-Jewish Appropriation in the 1940s

Abstract The idea of the Jewish contribution to civilization is generally understood as a Western counter-discourse that, often expressed in response to anti-Semitism, aims to change attitudes towards Jews. My examination of the appropriation of this idea by the Egyptian-Jewish writer Alfred Yallouz...

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Auteur principal: Admiraal, Lucia (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Brill 2021
Dans: Zutot
Année: 2021, Volume: 18, Numéro: 1, Pages: 140-156
Sujets non-standardisés:B Middle East
B Translation
B Arabic
B Newspapers
B Jewish contribution
B Apologetics
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Résumé:Abstract The idea of the Jewish contribution to civilization is generally understood as a Western counter-discourse that, often expressed in response to anti-Semitism, aims to change attitudes towards Jews. My examination of the appropriation of this idea by the Egyptian-Jewish writer Alfred Yallouz in the early 1940s proposes that he embedded it in his national and regional politics of Jewish cultural reform. Here, it served the aim of promoting Jewish belonging to Arab society by addressing historical Jewish contributions to Arab culture, and connecting these to Arab-Jewish relations in the present.
ISSN:1875-0214
Contient:Enthalten in: Zutot
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/18750214-BJA10010