TY  - BOOK
AU  - Tomer Levi
PY  - 2012
CY  - New York, United States of America
PB  - Peter Lang Verlag
SN  - 9781453902356
TI  - The Jews of Beirut
T2  - The Rise of a Levantine Community, 1860s-1930s
DO  - 10.3726/978-1-4539-0235-6
UR  - https://www.peterlang.com/document/1051165
N2  - The Jews of Beirut: The Rise of a Levantine Community, 1860s-1930s is the first study to investigate the emergence of an organized and vibrant Jewish community in Beirut in the late Ottoman and French period. Viewed in the context of port city revival, the author explores how and why the Jewish community changed during this time in its social cohesion, organizational structure, and ideological affiliations. Tomer Levi defines the Jewish community as a «Levantine» creation of late-nineteenth-century port city revival, characterized by cultural and social diversity, centralized administration, efficient organization, and a merchant class engaged in commerce and philanthropy. In addition, the author shows how the position of the Jewish community in the unique multi-community structure of Lebanese society affected internal developments within the Jewish community.
KW  - Judaic Studies, History, Mediterranean Studies
LA  - English
ER  -