Includes an explanation of Sephardic naming practices, a relationship chart, an explanation of how to read a descendent chart, and a bibliography.

In The Colonial American Jew, Jacob Rader Marcus tells of the distinctive and significant history of American Jews. His basic premise is that the Jews constitute a "people"-united by common institutions, traditions, beliefs, an inspiring past, and an unusually strong sense of kinship. Marcus traces Jewish life in the western world from 1492 when the first Jews came to America with Columbus. He sketches a history of settlements in South America and the Caribbean and follows the move of organized Jewry to New Amsterdam in North America and on to other communities in many of the fourteen colonies. After discussing the founding of these significant settlements, Marcus's approach becomes topical. He has included sections on the legal status and the economic development of the early settlers and on the social welfare and educational practices of the Jewish communities. In the final section he analyzes the Jews' integration into the larger American community.

Outline of Jewish immigration and settlement in each Latin American country, including Brazil, from the 1930s onward. Describes the differences between Jewish communities of the various countries and analyzes communities statistically by profession and place of origin. Institutions founded by these communities are described. Provides few names of individuals.

Includes a history of Jewish contributions to the discovery and exploration of America; a list of outstanding individuals with American residence, year of arrival, and profession; and a list of Spanish and Portuguese surnames used most by Jewish families. Bibliography.

An explanation of the persecution of Spanish Jews and their descendants--even after they converted to Catholicism. The reader will understand why many families of Jewish descent settled in northern Mexico (now Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona), where the Spanish church's ferocity was least often felt. This book explains events leading up to the expulsion of Jews from Spain and Portugal, their dispersal to North Africa and the Middle East and to France, the Low Countries, and England. Many families of Spanish or Portuguese descent who have stories, passed on by older generations, that they were once Jewish may find that Paris's book casts light on these traditions. A new movement has arisen among descendants of these Jews converted by the sword: many are re-converting to Judaism ("anusim"). More on this movement can be found online.

See also: Paris, Erna. From tolerance to tyranny: a cautionary tale from fifteenth century Spain.

Articles on the following subjects: Jews in Cuba; the first Latin American Jewish community; Jews in Brazil; use of Judeo-Spanish (Ladino) through the generations; the Egyptian-Sephardic community of Sao Paulo; political engagements in Argentina and Uruguay; the link between Israel and Argentine Jews; the Zionist movement in Brazil; anti-Semitism in Cuba before and after Castro; the Carvajal family in Mexico and the Inquisition; intellectual origins of anti-Semitism in Argentina; etymologies of Ashkhenazi names in Argentina; the preservation of the Jewish identity; a biography of Russian-born Manuel Gleizer of Argentina; Jewish contributions to Argentine filmmaking; an analysis of the writings of Marcos Aguinis; Latin American literature in Israel; Jewish literature in Brazil; the Jewish community in Porto Alegre, Brazil; the relationships between Jews and Arabs; analysis of the play "Clipper" by Isaac Chocron of Venezuela; and the subject of the "wandering Jew" in the prose of Brazilian writer Samuel Rawet. Extensive bibliographical not

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Covers the period 1933 to 1945 and studies the 80,000 persons who fled Germany to Latin America in order to escape Nazi persecution. A map shows the principal centers of settlement in Central and South America. Describes living conditions of settlers, aid given or not given, Jewish organizations founded, their cultural contributions, their relations with the various governments and political movements, postwar return of some to Europe, and compensation paid by Germany. The name index includes refugees' aliases, as well as their real names. Extensive bibliography.

Includes bibliographic references.

Introduction explains the difficult position in which the Inquisition placed Jews, converts from Judaism, and descendants of converts in Spain and Portugal and in their American colonies. It explains why aliases and false genealogies were sometimes used. Includes list of people accused of, or suspected of, Jewish practices and gives short summaries of trials. Most entries tell names of parents, place of birth, names of other relatives, and sentence imposed, with full information on sources. Covers the period 1500-1810, and includes the viceregencies of New Spain, New Granada, Peru, and Río de la Plata. There follows a chronological list of autos da fe held in these jurisdictions. A glossary explains terms unique to the prosecution of heretics.

Articles on the following topics: pre-Nazi Sephardic immigration to Argentina, Jewish roots in Brazil, Jewish refugees 1935-1938, adaptation to new surroundings, demography of Latin American Jewry, Zionism, education, mobility of Jews in Brazil, Jews in Argentina, Jews in Costa Rica, capitalism and socialism, Jewish identity and education in Argentina, Latin American-Jewish writers, overview of the past, and prospects for the future. Bibliographical citations only in footnotes.

A general history of migration and the reasons for it. Chapters discuss single countries or islands and the Jewish immigrant experience in each country/island. Mentions names of prominent individuals but is more useful for locating contemporary and past Jewish communities all over Central and South America and the Caribbean. The general index includes names of individuals and congregations.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Text in English; inscriptions in Hebrew, English, Portuguese, and Spanish.

Microfilm of 12 pamphlets.

Sources consulted by the author appear in two indexes: the first lists each document and the personal names that appear in it; the second lists personal names and indicates in which documents each name appears. Many family relationships are given. The book's bibliography lists related works in Spanish, French, and English. The bibliographic worth of the book is the reason for its inclusion here. However, the book's attribution of particular characteristics to specific ethnic groups and its judgments of them are extremely problematic and outdated. This book is included solely for its bibliographic value.

Covers the rich cultural history of Jews in Spain, religious and cultural life, and the communities that developed in the Diaspora from the Ottoman Empire to Morocco and the Americas. Attention is given to the Jews who converted to Christianity and lived as crypto-Jews.

Introductions in English, French, Hebrew, Spanish, and Turkish. Includes bibliographic references.

Details the establishment of the first permanent Jewish settlement in North America in 1654. Recounts earliest days of Jewish life in America, as Jews--from Lisbon to Amsterdam to London--emigrated to the Americas.