The Jews of Latin America / / Judith Laikin Elkin.
When it was first published in 1980, Judith Laikin Elkin's foundational book on the Jewish communities of Latin America quickly became the standard resource on the topic. This new edition, the first in fifteen years, brings the story up-to-date, incorporating the events of recent decades and re...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022] ©2014 |
| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Religion in Politics and Society: Dynamics and Developments
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (363 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Map of the Southern Americas
- Preface
- 1 The Jews of Latin America: The Historical Context
- Part 1 The Immigration Years
- 2 Testing the Waters
- 3 Immigrant Flood
- 4 Refugees, Nativists, and Nazis
- Part 2 At Home in America
- 5 Plowing the Pampas
- 6 How America Was Made
- 7 Life on the Jewish Street
- 8 Jewish Demography
- Part 3 Jews in Their Worlds
- 9 The Role of Israel
- 10 Argentina: Attraction and Repulsion
- 11 Parameters of Success: Cuba and Brazil
- 12 Balancing Acts: Mexico, Chile, Venezuela
- 13 Challenges for the Twenty-First Century: Zionism, Religion, and Community
- List of Acronyms
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Book