Jewish immigrants’ first encounter with the East was with other Jews

Evidence

As the first encounter with the East for many Jewish immigrants in Palestine was the encounter with the Jewish East—the communities of “exotic” Jews from Asia and the Mediterranean—this often exposed the foundations of the “internal orientalism” in Jewish Israeli society. — Ivan Davidson Kalmar, Derek Penslar, Orientalism and the Jews, 589 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

As the first encounter with the East for many Jewish immigrants in Palestine was the encounter with the Jewish East—the communities of “exotic” Jews from Asia and the Mediterranean—this often exposed the foundations of the “internal orientalism” in Jewish Israeli society. — Ivan Davidson Kalmar, Derek Penslar, Orientalism and the Jews, 586 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Jewish immigrants encountered Eastern Jews before encountering the Arab East, fostering internal orientalism. — Ivan Davidson Kalmar, Derek Penslar, Orientalism and the Jews, 589; Zionist settlers encountered an internal Jewish Orient before any Arab one — Ivan Davidson Kalmar, Derek Penslar, Orientalism and the Jews, 586

Broader Connections

• Jewish immigrants encountered Eastern Jews before encountering the Arab East, fostering internal orientalism. #corroborates (0.97) — Ivan Davidson Kalmar, Derek Penslar, Orientalism and the Jews, 589
• Zionist settlers encountered an internal Jewish Orient before any Arab one #corroborates (0.95) — Ivan Davidson Kalmar, Derek Penslar, Orientalism and the Jews, 586