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A comparative study of contemporary Israeli and Palestinian diasporas. Exilic and diasporic experience have become ubiquitous in recent decades. Jews, lacking a homeland, spread to various parts of the world, making the Jewish diaspora paradigmatic. But after the establishment of Israel in 1948, a different kind of diaspora emerged, as more than a tenth of Israeli citizens have chosen to leave their newly established state and resettle. Meanwhile, about half of all Palestinians, including Palestinian citizens of Israel, now reside in exile, predominantly as a result of the ongoing Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Recognizing that Israeli-Jewish and Palestinian-Arab societies coexist and are engaged in constant relations, Nahum Karlinsky has assembled an impressive array of contributors to explore these diasporas alongside one another and in dialogue with other diasporic communities. The collected essays cover such topics as Palestinian exiles and diasporas, the demographics of today's Israeli diaspora, immigrant enterprises, transnationalism and development, the unique place of Israeli Jews in the United States, the literature of Palestinian transnationals, and the emergence of Berlin as a queer Israeli-Jewish immigrant enclave. The Modern Israeli and Palestinian Diasporas challenges and reimagines the very notion of a homeland.

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Nahum Karlinsky is a visiting associate professor at Boston University's Elie Wiesel Center for Jewish Studies. He is the author of several books and the coauthor with Mustafa Kabha of The Lost Orchard: The Palestinian-Arab Citrus Industry, 1850-1950. Nahum Karlinsky is a visiting associate professor at Boston University's Elie Wiesel Center for Jewish Studies. He is the author of several books and the coauthor with Mustafa Kabha of The Lost Orchard: The Palestinian-Arab Citrus Industry, 1850-1950. Tova Katz (she/they) is an award-winning lyricist-composer, writer, and performer. She has appeared as an actor and vocalist on stages across LA and NYC, including The Getty Villa, La MaMa, 54 Below, Joe's Pub, and Off-Broadway. Tova and her collaborators Alexandra Kalinowski and Katie Lindsay are currently under commission at Geffen Playhouse for Beneath the Bowtie, a new musical about the drag kings who electrified the stages of 1940s mafia-owned clubs of NYC (originally developed in the Geffen Writers' Room, with a reading in 2022 and writing residency in 2024 at the Geffen). Tova recently performed their original solo musical See You at the Funeral! at Los Angeles Performance Practice's LAX Festival, directed/choreographed by Diana Wyenn, with a performance of the piece shown at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA in 2023 (part of Gina Young's SORORITY: NOT ME). Tova was an Inquiry Fellow with the Institute for Jewish Creativity (2019). A lifelong avid reader and audiobook enthusiast, Tova is thrilled to be bringing their decades of performance experience, voice work, and public speaking to the world of audiobook narration. Tova is a proud member of SAG-AFTRA, AEA, ASCAP, and Dramatists Guild. Tova Katz (she/they) is an award-winning lyricist-composer, writer, and performer. She has appeared as an actor and vocalist on stages across LA and NYC, including The Getty Villa, La MaMa, 54 Below, Joe's Pub, and Off-Broadway. Tova and her collaborators Alexandra Kalinowski and Katie Lindsay are currently under commission at Geffen Playhouse for Beneath the Bowtie, a new musical about the drag kings who electrified the stages of 1940s mafia-owned clubs of NYC (originally developed in the Geffen Writers' Room, with a reading in 2022 and writing residency in 2024 at the Geffen). Tova recently performed their original solo musical See You at the Funeral! at Los Angeles Performance Practice's LAX Festival, directed/choreographed by Diana Wyenn, with a performance of the piece shown at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA in 2023 (part of Gina Young's SORORITY: NOT ME). Tova was an Inquiry Fellow with the Institute for Jewish Creativity (2019). A lifelong avid reader and audiobook enthusiast, Tova is thrilled to be bringing their decades of performance experience, voice work, and public speaking to the world of audiobook narration. Tova is a proud member of SAG-AFTRA, AEA, ASCAP, and Dramatists Guild. Josh Bloomberg has recorded audiobooks for most of the major publishers, lending his voice to many different genres. His versatility and acting background have helped him access the styles needed for a variety of works. He has narrated several notable works, including titles by Wall Street Journal and New York Times bestselling authors (some of them, under a pseudonym). He directed the audiobook for The Storm of the Century, written by Al Roker. He also announced the categories and nominees at the 2017 Audie Awards ceremony. Josh also performs on-screen, recently on the Netflix series Greenhouse Academy, and records commercial voice-over projects. Josh is a member of the Audio Publishers Association. Josh Bloomberg has recorded audiobooks for most of the major publishers, lending his voice to many different genres. His versatility and acting background have helped him access the styles needed for a variety of works. He has narrated several notable works, including titles by Wall Street Journal and New York Times bestselling authors (some of them, under a pseudonym). He directed the audiobook for The Storm of the Century, written by Al Roker. He also announced the categories and nominees at the 2017 Audie Awards ceremony. Josh also performs on-screen, recently on the Netflix series Greenhouse Academy, and records commercial voice-over projects. Josh is a member of the Audio Publishers Association.

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