Inside-Out

Julia Chaitin holds a Ph.D. in Social Psychology from Ben Gurion University of the Negev in Beer Sheva, Israel. Her research focuses on the long-term psychosocial impact of the Holocaust on survivors and their families, and on young adults; joint Palestinian-Israeli research; and issues of ethnic belonging and identity among immigrant populations. Dr. Chaitin specializes in qualitative research, basing her work on narrative research and storytelling, ethnography, and inter-group facilitation. Dr. Chaitin is a Senior Lecturer at the Sapir College in Israel and is active in peace and social justice work.

• Part 1 PrefaceChapter 2 Introduction: My background and roots, some present-day thoughts and the paths to this booksChapter 3 The dreaded identity crisis that has been brewing becomes full-blownChapter 4 New Years with the family and visiting Daniel in the ArmyChapter 5 Occupation, refugees, and academic life, with a side of falafel and chipsChapter 6 Cows, capitalism, and kibbutz economicsChapter 7 Coming 'home,' memories of childhood, equality, and parking spacesChapter 8 Planting olive trees with unrecognized BedouinsChapter 9 Israel, the Holocaust, the survivors, and some of what comes in betweenChapter 10 Anachnu tzree-chim l'da-ber—We need to talkChapter 11 My soldiers, the Palmach, and invisible enemiesChapter 12 "It's principle"—Anach-nu tzr'ichim l'daber—Take 2Chapter 13 My Zionism, post-Zionism, and confounded sense of identityChapter 14 Another soccer ShabbatChapter 15 Shira b'tzi-bur—All together nowChapter 16 Belonging to kibbutz in life and deathChapter 17 Identity and belonging—Disengagement and right of returnPart 18 BibliographyPart 19 IndexPart 20 About the Author