The "magic carpet" exodus of Yemenite Jewry
Subtitle: an Israeli formative myth
By: Esther Meir-Glitzenstein
Publisher: Sussex Academic Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Brighton; Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 265
ISBN-13: 9781845196165
Subjects: Jews; Migrations; History; Emigration and immigration
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 244-249) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: history and myth in the narrative on the immigration from Yemen; title: The immigration tragedy and its place in the memoirs and research literature; title: A community during an extended immigration process: The migrations from Yemen until 1948; title: The first Hashed camp: American philanthropy in the shadow of British colonialism; title: Operation "Exodus from Yemen"; title: We failed and disappointed : the airlift that didn't function; title: The last drop of blood was drained in Hashed: the failure at the transit camp; title: Left to their fate at the Yemenite border; title: Investigations and cover-up; title: The formation of the "magic carpet" myth; title: Conclusions: tragedy, myth, and commemoration.