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Remnants of Crypto-Jews among Hispanic Americans
Contributor(s): Namazie, Yasmeen (Editor), Cabello-Argandona, Roberto (Editor), Golden, Gloria (Author)

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 ISBN: 148278694X     ISBN-13: 9781482786941
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
OUR PRICE: $23.70  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: April 2013
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography
- History | Jewish - General
Dewey: B
Physical Information: 0.61" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" L (0.87 lbs) 268 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - Jewish
 
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Gloria Golden, an articulate and brilliant photo-anthropologist by vocation, set to uncover the Sephardic roots in the Southwest, which was always suspected to exist, as result of the expulsion of the Sephardic Jews from Spain in 1492. Many Jews went to Portugal and Turkey, others decided to join the expeditions to the New World, particularly New Spain, as Mexico was then called. Sociologists had anecdotal evidence of the Sephardim among the Mexican American population in Colorado and New Mexico. The remoteness of their hilly geography made a perfect setting for the Sephardic Jews to hide and be left alone from the shadows of the Inquisition. Living in disguise meant to behave like Christians in public and practice their Jewish customs at home, away from prying eyes. As centuries went by, that furtive life became merely partial memories and home behavioral practices that were very different from those of their Christian neighbors. Today many of the Sephardim live among the Hispanic, Mexican American and Latino, populations in the Southwest.
 
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