On "Cabbages and Kings": The Politics of Jewish Identity in Post-Colonial French Society and Cuisine

This process also resulted in a progressive shift in daily linguistic practice from traditional Judeo-Arabic languages to French. Within the same process, traditional dress codes were given up; and the naming system was Frenchified.tO Ultimately, religious practice did not disappear but was profoundly eroded in an effort to adjust to the new dominant culture that the Jews yearned to be integrated into.