词条 | Jewish geography |
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Jewish geography is a popular "game" sometimes played when Jews meet each other for the first time and try to identify people they know in common. The game has become something of an informal social custom in the Jewish community, and it is often surprisingly easy for strangers who play it to discover mutual acquaintances and establish instant context and connection. As Etan Diamond observes in his book And I Will Dwell in Their Midst: Orthodox Jews in Suburbia:
Similar versionsAn Israeli version of the game, pitsuchim, has been a common pastime among young Israeli backpackers traveling the world, taking its name from a 1980s television quiz show.[2] Another similar social game called "The rule of communicated Datis" (Hebrew for religious orthodox Jews) is used by Zionist religious orthodox Jews, and a movie mocking the game called by that name has been produced by students of the Ma'ale school for video and media.[3] The game is a form of testing the Small-world experiment. OriginsThe origins of "Jewish geography" are unclear. Sarah Benor, a linguist and professor of Jewish Studies at Hebrew Union College has noted "Sometimes that kind of thing is really impossible to find."[2] Analysis{{Synthesis|date=October 2007}}The term "Jewish geography" not only functions as the name of the game, but also describes the unique smallness and closeness of the worldwide Jewish population. The Jewish population's "Jewish geography," therefore, is what makes the game possible and lets Jews from different cities, regions, and countries easily discover people they know in common. Both the game and the concept are Jewish-specific examples of the six degrees of separation theory proposed by Hungarian writer Frigyes Karinthy in 1929 and the small world phenomenon hypothesized by social scientist Stanley Milgram in 1967. While the accuracy of these theories have been questioned by some, few Jews doubt the validity of "Jewish geography," having observed its connective power firsthand. See also
References1. ^{{cite book|url=http://uncpress.unc.edu/chapters/diamond_and.html|title=And I Will Dwell in Their Midst: Orthodox Jews in Suburbia|author=Etan Diamond|publisher=University of North Carolina Press|year=2000}} 2. ^1 {{cite news|author=Caitlin Yoshiko Kandil and Niv Elis|title=The New (Old) Game of Jewish Geography|work=Moment Magazine|date=November–December 2011}} 3. ^[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6YRPvqm5rc Hok Hadatiyim Hasheluvim] The rule of communicating Datis (YouTube) 2 : Jewish culture|Social networks |
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