RIGHTS, CAPABILITIES AND THE MAKING OF CITIZENS. JEWISH IMMIGRANTS IN ISRAEL

How does citizenship operate? Where do the state and the individual meet in creating new social worlds? When faced with the challenges of emigration, what capabilities grant the individual a successful integration? In her current book, Adina Babeș-Fruchter answers these and other important questions. With a detailed examination of relevant literature, doubled by rich empirical research, the author offers a thorough analysis of how immigrants experienced and navigated the socio-political landscape of Israel in the latter part of the 20th century. She diligently explains the delicate dynamic between citizens and the state in managing and embracing differences to meet the needs of all actors involved and allow the immigrants to flourish.