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Adaptation strategies among Soviet Jewish immigrants in Berlin
Author(s): Doomernik, Jeroen
Date: 1997
Topics: Immigration, Russian-Speaking Jews, Integration, Russian Emigration, Main Topic: Demography and Migration
Abstract: 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.
Going West: Soviet Jewish Immigrants in Berlin Since 1990
Author(s): Doomernik, Jeroen
Date: 1997
Topics: Immigration, Russian Emigration, Main Topic: Demography and Migration
Abstract: This study examines the recent Jewish immigration from the former Soviet Union to Berlin, capital of the re-unified Germany. The study uses quantitative and qualitative research to evaluate the expectations of the immigrants and the adaption processes which they have to go through.