ABSTRACT
Each migrant group utilised the house in a different way in the process of home-building. This chapter examines the role of the house from different perspectives. The first line of difference, and what seems to be a significant aspect that influences migration processes, is age at the time of migration. The second line of difference is gender. The last line of difference is religion, which is often connected with the region of origin. For migrants from the former soviet union(FSU), home-building practices promoted the feeling of security in the home, either in the mere existence of the house or in the way it positioned its dwellers within Israeli society. It is clear that the presence in the migrants' homes eased the settlement process and provides the migrants with a familiar environment. Thus, the origin in the homeland as a line of difference was central to some participants and at the same time was not to others.
