CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2014
| Author | Pavlovic, Ana |
|---|---|
| Title | Sephardi Pride: Jewish Associational Networks and Ethnic Modernity in Interwar Sarajevo |
| Summary | The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of the particular historical circumstances of the interwar period on the advancement of Sarajevo Sephardim self-awareness, and on the modernization of their associational networks in the domestic and international spheres. The structure of the thesis follows the associational construction on the three levels of their existence: the Bosnian, Yugoslav, and international. The great variety of the societies that the Bosnian Sephardim created indicates the beginning of the civic initiatives and the modernization of their community. The sentimental reconnection with Spain was yet another manifestation of their Sephardi self-consciousness. Moreover, Zionism incited a specifically Sephardi reaction, that is, the foundation of the Sephardi movement in the international realm, wherein the Bosnian Sephardim played a significant role. Their ideology, Sephardism, was not a form of separatism from their majoritarian brethren Ashkenazim but a different way of interpretation Zionism without rejecting it. The results reveal that the Yugoslav state was a useful case study of the divergent Jewish opinions because it had quite active both Ashkenazi and Sephardi communities. Re-evaluation of Sephardi associations in the interwar years is a necessary requisite. The Sephardi movement was a modern initiative, providing a democratic discussion platform and promoting a crucial demand for a cultural diversity within the Jewishness. |
| Supervisor | Wilke, Carsten |
| Department | History MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2014/pavlovic_ana.pdf |
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