Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents VII
3. Tables IX
4. Acknowledgments XI
5. Introduction XV
6. Part One. The Habima in Moscow: 1917–1926
7. 1. The Founding Group 3
8. 2. Ideology and Repertoire: 1917–1926 20
9. 3. The Social Context: Jewish and Russian 43
10. 4. The Social Structure of the Habima 62
11. Part Two. The Habima in Transition: 1926–1931
12. 5. The Habima in Europe and the United States 79
13. 6. The Search for a Permanent Home 94
14. Part Three. The Habima in Palestine: 1931–1948
15. 7. Ideology and Repertoire: 1931–1948 115
16. 8. The Habima and the Jewish Community of Palestine 134
17. 9. Organizational Structure: The Actors’ Collective 156
18. 10. Organizational Structure: Artistic and Administrative Direction: 1931–1948 171
19. Part Four. The Habima in the State of Israel: 1949–1977
20. 11. Ideology and Repertoire: 1949–1968 191
21. 12. The Habima and Israeli Society 213
22. 13. Organizational Structure: Artistic and Administrative Direction: 1949–1968 240
23. 14. The Search for an Artistic Identity: 1969–1977 257
24. Conclusion 279
25. Appendixes 289
26. Notes 311
27. Selected Bibliography 329
28. Index 337