Intergenerational Memory and Language of the Sarajevo Sephardim
This book analyses issues of language and Jewish identity among the Sephardim in Sarajevo. The author examines how Sephardim belonging to three different generations in Sarajevo deal with the challenge of cultivating hybrid and hyphenated identities under
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Intergenerational Memory and Language of the Sarajevo Sephardim
Jonna Rock
Intergenerational Memory and Language of the Sarajevo Sephardim
Jonna Rock Institut für Slawistik Humboldt University of Berlin Berlin, Germany
ISBN 978-3-030-14045-8 ISBN 978-3-030-14046-5 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-14046-5 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG. The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Preface
This qualitative, ethnographic and sociolinguistic study analyzes issues of language and Jewish identification pertaining to the Sephardim in Sarajevo. The complexity of Sarajevo Sephardic history means that I explore Bosnia-Herzegovina/Yugoslavia, Israel and Spain as possible identity-creating factors for the Sephardim in Sarajevo today. More specifically, the work is an attempt to determine how language and language- based ideologies shape Sarajevo Sephardim’s views of a sense of belonging to Bosnia-Herzegovina/Yugoslavia, Israel and Spain and to their respective societies and cultures. The study is moreover an analysis of the Sarajevo community itself, its cultural evolution, dilemmas and prospects in the Bosnia-Herzegovina of today. The main body of the monograph consists of empirical findings from semi-structured, individual interviews conducted with nine Sarajevo Sephardim from three generations between 2015 and 2018. These discussions helped me explore how Sephardim belonging to the different generations dealt (and continue to deal) with the challenge of cultivating hybrid and hyphenated identities under multiple regime changes and other destabilizing conditions. M
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