Argentina and the Jews - A History of Jewish Immigration

This book brings together in one place and in accessible prose the history of Jewish immigration of Argentina, hitherto scattered in a multitude of sources.

About the author

Haim Anvi is professor of Modern Jewish History at the Institute of Contemporary Jewry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Summary

Argentina is home to the largest Jewish community in the Hispanic world. This book traces the patterns of Jewish immigration and Argentine immigration policy, both as manifestations of cultural and historical processes and as forces shaping the emergence of a large and energetic Jewish community.

Product details

• Authors: Haim Avni
• Assisted by: Gila Brand (Translation)
• Publisher: Univ of Chicago Behalf of Univ of Alabama
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.06.2002
• EAN: 9780817311803
• ISBN: 978-0-8173-1180-3
• No. of pages: 284
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 232 mm x 22 mm
• Weight: 445 g
• Series: Judaic Studies (Paperback); Judaic Studies; Judaic Studies S.; Judaic Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Judaism; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research