Motherhood under Zionism

This paper attempts to portray Israeli Motherhood as reflected in Israeli fiction of the 1990s, especially in the novels of David Grossman and Orly Castel-Bloom. Formed under conditions of permanent military and existential tensions. Israeli Jewish Mothers, and the cultural institution of Motherhood...

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Main Author: Shiffman, Smadar (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: The National Association of Professors of Hebrew 2003
In: Hebrew studies
Year: 2003, Volume: 44, Issue: 1, Pages: 139-156
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