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1 online resource (299 pages) : illustrations |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
| Summary |
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, Turkey and Morocco Each group founded its own synagogues. mutual help organizations. hospitals. cultural associations. and newspapers of particular vitality was the Yiddish press and the Yiddish theatre. Jewish immigrants were also especially active politically. particularly in the Socialist Party and in the workers' unions. Based on research in the Argentine archives. Jewish Buenos Aires, 1890-1930 describes the immigration and settlement process. studies the first generation of Argentine-born Jews. and provides an understanding of assimilation and acculturation. Mirelman discusses the religious life of the community differentiating between the Ashkenazim and the various Sephardic groups and devotes chapters to Zionism, to Jewish culture in Yiddish. Hebrew. and Spanish. to education; and to social action Issues that created conflict and friction are analyzed in detail |
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Social groups: religious groups & communities |
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The publication of this volume in a freely accessible digital format has been made possible by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Mellon Foundation through their Humanities Open Book Program |
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14 black-and-white images |
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Victor A. Mirelman is visiting professor of Jewish history at the Jewish Theological Seminary. A rabbi, he received his Ph. D. from Columbia University. His articles have appeared in Jewish Social Studies, American Jewish Archives, and Megamot |
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Jews -- Argentina -- Buenos Aires -- History
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SOC049000.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Emigration & Immigration.
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Spain & Portugal.
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Ethnic relations
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Jews
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Buenos Aires (Argentina) -- Ethnic relations
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Argentina -- Buenos Aires
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Electronic books
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History
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0814344569 |
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9780814344569 |
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