Gente como Uno : : Class, Belonging, and Transnationalism in Jewish Life in Lima / / Romina Yalonetzky.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Academic Studies Press Complete eBook-Package 2021
• VerfasserIn: Yalonetzky, Romina,
• Place / Publishing House: Boston, MA : : Academic Studies Press, , [2021]; ©2021
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Series: Jewish Latin American Studies
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (178 p.)

In San Isidro, Lima, the only Jewish school in Peru stands on a street widely known as “Los Manzanos” (“The Apple Trees”) but whose name changes to “Maimonides” (the Jewish sage) depending on which sign you look at. As she takes us on a stroll through this six-block street and its different names, Dr. Romina Yalonetzky introduces readers to a physical microcosm of the intersection between Peruvian and Jewish identity, elucidated through the varied voices and experiences of Peruvian Jews. This book presents a unique understanding of Jewish Peruvian-ness and in so doing sheds a novel light on both Jewish and Peruvian identities.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Images -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Intersection Between Peruvian-ness and Jewishness -- 2. Orthodox-ish: Religious Judaism in Lima -- 3. Agents of Socialization: Israel, the Jewish Agency, and the Jewish Day School -- 4. Elective Affinity and Changes in Family Formation -- 5. From Immigrants to Peruvians: Jews in the Public Sphere -- 6. Final Remarks -- Bibliography -- Index