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Abstract
The main aim of this article is to provide a preliminary account of the results of my fieldwork research on the identities and memories of the third and fourth generation of Israelis of Ashkenazi and Mizrahi descent, in particular of Polish and Tunisian origin. The issues I will focus on are: “how have third- and fourth-generation Israeli identities been built over time and space?”, and: “how does the current generation of young Israelis relate to their Polish and Tunisian cultural heritage, if at all, in the attempt at understanding and building their present identity?”. The influence of Israel’s historical past and of its migrant memories will be analyzed in relation to the identity-building process of both groups, and to how these memories were integrated, or not, in the Israeli national narrative.
Résumé
L’objectif principal de cet article est de fournir un compte rendu préliminaire des résultats de mes recherches de terrain sur l’identité et la mémoire des troisième et quatrième générations d’Israélites d’ascendance ashkénaze et mizrahi, notamment d’origine polonaise et tunisienne. Les questions sur lesquelles je me concentrerai sont: Comment les identités israéliennes de troisième et quatrième génération ont-elles été construites dans le temps et dans l’espace? Et comment la génération actuelle de jeunes Israéliens s’attache-t-elle à son patrimoine culturel, si tel est le cas, dans sa tentative de comprendre et de construire son identité actuelle? L’influence du passé historique d’Israël et de ses mémoires de migrants sera analysée en relation avec le processus de construction identitaire des deux groupes, et la manière selon laquelle ces souvenirs ont été intégrés ou non dans le récit national israélien.
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