The first book to tell the story of the Jews of Lebanon in the twentieth century.
Contents: Foreword by Avi Shlaim; Introduction; Jewish life in the Arab Middle East; Jewish life in Lebanon; A literary survey; A Voyage through History; The historical legacy; Lebanon under Ottoman Rule; The Lebanese Jewish community; Culture, education and religion; Lebanese Jews under the French Mandate: Liberty,; Fraternity and Equality; Grand Liban and the mandate; Merchants and financiers; Inter-communal relations and community life; The Lebanese Zionist project and contacts with the Yishuv; The Palestine question; World War II and the Vichy regime; Lebanese and Israeli Independence: Questions of Identity; Lebanese independence and the National Pact; The Jewish community and the political situation, 1943--1948; Two women remember: a privileged life in Lebanon; The establishment of the State of Israel; Jewish refugees and unavoidable changes; Syrian refugees; The First Civil War: Conflict of Identities; Dual loyalties; The Jewish community and the political situation, 1949--1957; Community life, 1943--1958; The first Lebanese civil war; Political and cultural identification; The Beginning of the Exodus; The Chehabist ''miracle''; Jewish emigration; The Six-Day War and beyond; The Cairo Agreement: the road to disintegration; The second civil war; The Israeli Invasion and Beyond: Renaissance or Decline?;
Operation Peace for Galilee; Renaissance in Beirut; The war continues, 1985--1989; The end of the civil war; Conjectures, Considerations, and Conclusions:; A Sentimental Journey; The community in history; The Arab-Israeli conflict; A history of Lebanon; Index.
- ISBN10 1902210646
- ISBN13 9781902210643
- Publish Date 1 June 2004
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 14 September 2004
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Sussex Academic Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 256
- Language English