Center for Research and Education on Immigrant Lives
Seminars 2025 - Second Semester
Facilitator: Prof. Julia Mirsky
Dr. Gitit Broid: Parental experiences of Bukharian immigrants who immigrated to Israel during the nineties
Discussant: Dr. Meni Maka, Department of Social Work
The lecture will present a study of parental experiences of the one-and-a-half generation members of the Bukharan community, who immigrated to Israel in the 1990s from the former Soviet Union. They are ssituated on the crossroads between two cultural worlds, two generations and two parenting models – one a conservative-traditional of their parents and the second a western approach typical to Israel. This research examines how they integrate the two models, how their parental practices change and what do they preserve from the traditional model on which they were raised.
Dr. Yael Gordon: Experiences of British Hosts: Reflections on the Hospitality Practices for Ukrainian Refugees
Discussant: Dr. Noam Tirosh, Department of Communication Studies
Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, over 6.74 million Ukrainians have fled their country, with 215,200 resettling in the UK. The UK government called for the help of its citizens through offering to host them temporarily in their homes. Initial contact between the hosts and the refugees was usually made via digital platforms, especially through designated Facebook groups. The study is based on 20 interviews with refugees from Ukraine and focuses on the way the relationships between them and their hosts evolved, first in the digital space and then in encounters in the home space.
Prof. Ortal Slobodin: Stowaways? Mothering and professional identity of Israeli women in relocation.
Discussant: Prof. Halleli Pinson, School of Education
The presentation will address the negotiations between the mothering and the professional identities of Israeli women who relocate to support the professional development of their spouses. The research is based on the is based on the theoretical perspective of “Matricentric feminism” and on the social mandates of contemporary motherhood.
Prof. Haim Maor & Eleonora (Nora) Stanciu: Presenting their book “Nicol”
Discussant: Prof. Ilana Rosen, Department of Hebrew Literature
Moments of hardship and moments of pleasure in the life of Nicolle, an immigrant from Romania, which she remembers on her 80th birthday while she looks through photos, objects, and documents that she keeps from when she immigrated to Israel. Her fictional story is based on narratives of women who shared their life stories with the authors.
