Coming Home

Nelly Elias is Lecturer in Mass Communications at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel.

• Foreword by Hanna HerzogAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Immigrants and the Mass Media1. Coming Home? FSU Immigrants in Israel and Germany2. Russian-Language Media in Israel and Germany3. Media and Returning Diaspora in Israel4. Media and Returning Diaspora in Germany5. Media and Immigrants’ Adaptation in a Comparative PerspectiveAppendixNotesReferencesAuthor IndexSubject Index

"…This is a timely book that focuses on the dynamic yet very little researched relationship between the mass media and migrants while offering a comparative lens through which to view two immigrant communities … Elias' expert comparative study reveals that the structural, ideological and cultural circumstances in the two countries and the two groups underscore the similar roles played by the media in conditioning both the migrants' consumption and their integration into the host societies." — Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies"…an important source of information and research analysis." — Qualitative Sociology Review"This book provides a fascinating comparison of two ethnic groups, their return to their respective homelands, and their experience of adjustment to these new countries. It shows how media consumption is involved in both retaining Russian culture and getting involved with the culture, language, and outlook of the host society." — Steven J. Gold, author of The Israeli Diaspora