ETHIOPIAN JEWISH MEN: LANGUAGE AND CULTURE
Journal Title: European Journal of Business and Social Sciences - Year 2018, Vol 3, Issue 5
Abstract
This cross-generational study focuses on Ethiopian Jewish men’s struggles to adapt to their new culture, new language, new socio-economic status and in many instances, new status within the family. The aims of the study are a) to explain the relative importance of Hebrew and Amharic for these men in their daily lives; b) to discuss how their culture is reflected in the host country, Israel and c) how immigration has affected their socio-economic status. The study was based on data collected and analyzed from a questionnaire that was distributed to Ethiopian students at a college, who answered for themselves and for their fathers, and from workers at a community center in Netanya, Israel. Data was also collected from interviews based on the questions in the questionnaire. The findings show that the younger the participant was at the time of immigration, the easier it was for him to master Hebrew, to find employment, to integrate into the society and to have a higher socio-economic status. As in my previous paper, Ethiopian Jewish Women Language and Culture (Kayam in press), Ethiopian Jewish men are concerned that the younger generation will forget their history, their traditions and their language, Amharic. Most of the participants expressed their feeling that there is not enough incorporation of Ethiopian culture into Israeli culture. The positive and negative impact of immigration for Ethiopian Jewish men is discussed. Since immigration, their women have more equal rights. Men have had to accept changes to their traditional role as head of the household and main breadwinner. For most it is a search for balance in their lives between holding on to their traditions while incorporating various aspects of Israeli culture into their lives.
Authors and Affiliations
Orly Kayam| Wingate Academic College Netanya, Israel
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