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The Victory Day Celebrations in Israel in the Light of Articles in Russian-Language Israeli Web Portals

Publication date: 2020

Studia Judaica, 2020, Issue 2 (46), pp. 357 - 373

https://doi.org/10.4467/24500100STJ.20.016.13659

Authors

Krystian Propola
University of Rzeszow, Aleja Rejtana 16c 35-959 Rzeszów, Poloand
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6710-7203 Orcid
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The Victory Day Celebrations in Israel in the Light of Articles in Russian-Language Israeli Web Portals

Abstract

The main aim of the article is to present a picture of contemporary celebrations of the Victory Day in Israel from the perspective of reports from Russian-language Israeli web portals. Although the tradition of celebrations dates back to 1950, the Victory Day did not become an official public holiday until 2017. Established on 9 May as the day of remembrance for the veterans of World War II, it resulted from the actions of the Russian-speaking population in Israel on two levels. The first was the political sphere and the activity of immigrant parties, especially Yisrael Beiteinu, in the work of the Knesset. The other was the social activity of local activists. However, both of these factors would not have been so effective if it were not for the reports of Russian-language Israeli media, in particular web portals. Although the arguments of the journalists associated with the portals were not always fully justified, their work contributed to the increased interest in the issue of veterans in Israel and Victory Day celebrations.

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Information: Studia Judaica, 2020, Issue 2 (46), pp. 357 - 373

Article type: Original article

Titles:

Polish:

The Victory Day Celebrations in Israel in the Light of Articles in Russian-Language Israeli Web Portals

English:

The Victory Day Celebrations in Israel in the Light of Articles in Russian-Language Israeli Web Portals

Authors

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6710-7203

Krystian Propola
University of Rzeszow, Aleja Rejtana 16c 35-959 Rzeszów, Poloand
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6710-7203 Orcid
All publications →

University of Rzeszow, Aleja Rejtana 16c 35-959 Rzeszów, Poloand

Published at: 2020

Article status: Open

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