tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2444479205321497707.post6179556217010316836..comments2023-06-04T16:30:30.779+03:00Comments on Take Nina's Word for It: Absorption IssuesNina Rimon Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07611966428346591291noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2444479205321497707.post-46485849795724939172008-03-06T12:49:00.000+02:002008-03-06T12:49:00.000+02:00First of all, King Fred, thanks for the warm welco...First of all, King Fred, thanks for the warm welcome! And for nudging me to start this blog.<BR/>As for absorption -- looks like it's here to stay, so enjoy it!<BR/>I feel the same as Claire, see Comment #9. I like Canada's Cultural Mosaic, too. Very artistic-sounding :-)Nina Rimon Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07611966428346591291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2444479205321497707.post-79228270931820581262008-03-05T17:52:00.000+02:002008-03-05T17:52:00.000+02:00First of all, Nina...welcome back! At the risk of ...First of all, Nina...welcome back! At the risk of embarrassing you, I'm so happy over you opening up this blog and giving us back our "national treasure" (not my words; someone else's as she once described you).<BR/><BR/>Down to business: What the heck is wrong with "absorbing" immigrants? If there's something objectionable about that word, sorry, I truly don't catch it. Someone please open my eyes here. <BR/><BR/>A Google search on 'absorb immigrants' returns a page with nine foreign web pages (including Oxford) that refer to countries absorbing immigrants (including the US and Ireland).<BR/><BR/>And the workarounds to avoid using the word 'absorption' seem quite contrived. "Absorption" is a direct, simple, and understandable word that seems to successfully describe what we do with immigrants.<BR/><BR/>I look forward to reading more entries on this blog. I've always found your content absorbing, and that's a positive thing.Harv Frankelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12149252505450731469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2444479205321497707.post-70849204000072681782008-03-05T17:47:00.001+02:002008-03-05T17:47:00.001+02:00This comment has been removed by the author.Harv Frankelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12149252505450731469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2444479205321497707.post-77999257045232936882008-03-05T17:47:00.000+02:002008-03-05T17:47:00.000+02:00This comment has been removed by the author.Harv Frankelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12149252505450731469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2444479205321497707.post-46035560723279378422008-03-05T15:49:00.000+02:002008-03-05T15:49:00.000+02:00Love your blog, Nina! It's now part of my 'Favorit...Love your blog, Nina! It's now part of my 'Favorites'....<BR/>As for "Absorption Issues", why not circumvent the problem altogether, namely why not simply call it The Ministry of Immigration or - as in Canada, for example - the Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration, or the Department of Immigration... Obviously the Ministry/Department is there to welcome or turn away immigrants and to process/review applications (NOT the applicants themselves)...<BR/><A HREF="http://www.hebrew2english.com" REL="nofollow">Jennifer Tommer</A>Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01187106938637724680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2444479205321497707.post-6958856565306363552008-03-05T12:24:00.000+02:002008-03-05T12:24:00.000+02:00Love your new blog. Looks like it's gonna be one I...Love your new blog. Looks like it's gonna be one I consult regularly. Congrats! <BR/>I just came accross "Gaza perimeter communities" for 'otef aza' which may not be a bad solution. And also, for 'tseva adom' - "code red" not 'color red.Ruchie Avitalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04381890026595943551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2444479205321497707.post-12823066914805239492008-03-04T07:39:00.000+02:002008-03-04T07:39:00.000+02:00In the U.S. I find "assimilation" as offensive as ...In the U.S. I find "assimilation" as offensive as "absorption". Reminds me of the Borg dictum "You will be assimilated"!<BR/><BR/>It goes right along with the "melting pot" mentality (as opposed to Canada's "cultural mosaic"). <BR/><BR/>I like that "integration" has the same root as "integrity" so you don't have to lose yourself by being an immigrant.speaking4baby.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194973318403079313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2444479205321497707.post-69673348463565427272008-03-03T20:41:00.000+02:002008-03-03T20:41:00.000+02:00Ministry of Immigrant AcculturationThen they won't...Ministry of Immigrant Acculturation<BR/>Then they won't have to change their website (moia.gov.il)ADDeRabbihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11749876612695930184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2444479205321497707.post-49756796940942721372008-03-03T12:44:00.000+02:002008-03-03T12:44:00.000+02:00"Naturalization" (replace "z" with "s" if you must..."Naturalization" (replace "z" with "s" if you must) also comes to mind. "Absorption" is outright ridiculous; even "reception" (with lots of static) would've made more sense.<BR/>Congrats on your delightful new blog, Nina!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17899790095671821423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2444479205321497707.post-88259098463147153432008-03-03T12:07:00.000+02:002008-03-03T12:07:00.000+02:00Great blog. First time I've visited. National Insu...Great blog. First time I've visited. National Insurance contributions is precisely what we called them back in the old U of K.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11145544857865572437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2444479205321497707.post-42858165426299816702008-03-03T12:05:00.000+02:002008-03-03T12:05:00.000+02:00LOL!How come the Gaza envelope escaped me?... Only...LOL!<BR/>How come the Gaza envelope escaped me?... <BR/>Only yesterday did I have to translate something on the subject. Since it wasn't for a newspaper and I could afford to be long winded, I wrote something like "settlements around the Gaza Strip".Nina Rimon Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07611966428346591291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2444479205321497707.post-51571551736583168282008-03-03T11:10:00.000+02:002008-03-03T11:10:00.000+02:00Maybe you can save us from the Gaza envelope befor...Maybe you can save us from the Gaza envelope before it's too late.jonquilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09970368901229820739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2444479205321497707.post-17296020185256884412008-03-03T10:26:00.000+02:002008-03-03T10:26:00.000+02:00Thanks, fred king and snowden!Yes, "integration" i...Thanks, fred king and snowden!<BR/>Yes, "integration" is not bad. If we got used to "Ministry of Immigrant Absorption", I'm sure we could happily get used to "Ministry of Immigrant Integration".Nina Rimon Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07611966428346591291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2444479205321497707.post-18220751052242186502008-03-02T19:23:00.000+02:002008-03-02T19:23:00.000+02:00I think "integration" is as close as you can get. ...I think "integration" is as close as you can get. First time I heard that's what they call themselves in English, though.Snowdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12975158803194191971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2444479205321497707.post-8439197367295749652008-03-02T17:17:00.000+02:002008-03-02T17:17:00.000+02:00Hey Nina! Welcome back, we DID miss you. Look fo...Hey Nina! Welcome back, we DID miss you. Look forward to reading more of you...Harv Frankelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12149252505450731469noreply@blogger.com