The cultural identity and the assimilation of the Jewish Community in the Global Cities

Type :

Presentation

Pages :

21 pages

Format :

.doc

Published date :

01/16/2009

Category :

Social studies

Sub category :

Sociology

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Summary :

Description and abstract.
General introduction.
Literature review.
1. The concepts of assimilation, pluralism, acculturation and ethnic retention.
2. The communitarian tradition.
Presentation of the communities in study.
1. The Jewish community of Chicago.
2. The relocation of the Jewish population.
3. The mainstream culture of Mexico.
4. The first sign of Jewish presence in Mexico.
5. The Jewish community of Paris.
6. The problem with the definition of Judaism as a nation.
7. The Vichy experience.
Comparing the three communities.
1. Preliminary remarks.
2. Integration, assimilation and cultural identity.
3. Initiatives of inter-exchanges in Mexico City.
4. The influence of the American and the French society.
General conclusion.
Annexure.
Bibliography.

Abstract

My name is Charles Terdjman, I am a 3rd year student in Sciences Po Paris, and I would like to present my comparative research about the jewish community in the global cities. Sincerely interested in the social and political studies, I wanted to analyze a social or religious minority for this research experience, and I quickly decided to focus on this specific community for a couple of reasons. Even though the existing literature on this theme was quite abundant, I felt I had a great opportunity in bringing my work to the understanding of the topic as introducing a comparative element with three global cities: Chicago, Mexico City and Paris. This specific community seemed interested as I had to deal with three jewish communities that are each really distinct from another, and that permitted an enriching analysis on some specific issues as their integration, their acculturation and their assimilation in their societies, as well as the possibility of defining a "jewish cultural identity". I was led to study on the historical backgrounds of these communities, to understand more precisely their current situation in their States, in terms of economic and social status, but also as actors of their cities, in politics, in arts, or in sciences.