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Adaptation strategies among Soviet Jewish immigrants in Berlin

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Since 1990 considerable numbers of Jewish emigrants have resettled in Germany, predominantly in Berlin. Under certain, not very stringent, conditions, persons with Jewish ancestry receive full refugee status and are entitled to all associated practical and financial assistance. Research reveals different categories of immigrants to have markedly different ways of dealing with their new surroundings and the support offered by German institutions. Some conform to the expectations of the German authorities and the Jewish Community whereas others show more or less deviant behaviour. The present article examines these different strategies from the dual perspective of the immigrant's habitus and capital on the one hand, and the German context on the other. It is concluded that four types of immigrants may be discerned.

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23(1)

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59-73

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Adaptation strategies among Soviet Jewish immigrants in Berlin

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Doomernik, Jeroen Adaptation strategies among Soviet Jewish immigrants in Berlin. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. 1997: 59-73.  https://archive.jpr.org.uk/object-ger144