... to European Jews. The Europeans disagreed with the ways in which Yemeni Jews lived their lives at a "primitive- standard of living. "The task for European Zionism was to "raise- the cultural levels of non-European Jews to European standards, without being "brought down- to their "primitive- levels (2)."" This obvious clash in cultures was definitely going to be an obstacle that wouldn ... class in Israeli society. Strong statements were made by Ben-Gurion that, as such an influential leader, marred the character he and other Zionists would have liked to portray as a multi-lateral leader...

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