Colonialism and After: An Algerian Jewish Community (Critical Studies in Work and Community)

[A] fascinating and important study. . . . Well researched, well organized, and well written. Small Press Book Review Friedman shows that the Jews were never 'French,' that even as they migrated to France their customs, rituals, and daily life were still rooted in the Arab world. Stanly Aronowitz Literate and scholarly, this intriguing ethnology studies the effects of French colonization on the identity of Algerian Jews and how that identity was forged again in their subsequent flight to France following Algerian independence. Dr. Friedman is a staff analyst for the California State Legislature.Elizabeth D. Friedman is the author of 'Colonialism and After: An Algerian Jewish Community (Critical Studies in Work and Community)', published 1988 under ISBN 9780897890953 and ISBN 0897890957.