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Jewish Buenos Aires, 1890-1939 : in search of an identity /
Victor Mirelman, in his study of the greatest concentration of Latin American Jewry, examines the changing facade of the Argentinean Jewish community from the beginning of mass Jewish immigration in 1890 to its decline in 1930. During this period, Jews arrived from Russia, Poland, Romania, Syria, Tu...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Detroit :
Wayne State University Press,
2018.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Jewish Immigration Flow to Argentina; Argentina's Immigration Policy; Argentina As a New Home for Jews; The Wave from Eastern Europe; The First Sephardim from Morocco; Sephardim from the Ottoman Empire; Patterns of Settlement in Buenos Aires; The Jews in the Economy; 2. Jew and Gentile in Argentina; Anti-Jewish Sentiments before 1905; Rise of Nationalism and Its Effects upon the Jews; La Semana Trágica; Jews and the Socialists; Aftermath of La Semana Trágica; The Late 1920s.
- 3. Religious Institutions and ObservancesFirst Priority: The Cemetery; Religious Observances; The Rabbis; Decreasing Influence of the Synagogue; 4. Mixed Marriages; 5. National and Political Challenges; The Beginnings of the Zionist Parties; The Jewish Legion; Zionists during La Semana Trágica; Zionism among Sephardim; Political and Practical Work of Zionists; The Leftist Parties; 6. Concern for Jewish Education; The Religious Schools; Secular Jewish Schools; 7. Jewish Cultural Expressions in an Acculturating Community; Rabbinic Culture; Hebrew Culture; Yiddish Culture; The Yiddish Theater.
- The First Native Generation-Jewish Culture in Spanish8. Spirit of Solidarity: The Fight against Poverty and Evil; Relief Work for Jews in the Old World; Protection of Immigrants and Mutual Help; 9. The Jewish Community Fights White Slavery; Buenos Aires Attains a Reputation; The Jews in International Traffic; Jewish Traffickers in Buenos Aires; Fighting the White Slave Trade; Conclusion; 10. A Kehilla in the Making: Centralization and Rivalries; 11. Conclusion: The Jewish Panorama in 1930; Abbreviations; Notes; Bibliography; Index.