LEADER 05761cam a2200649Ii 4500001 277026 005 20240621234404.0 006 m o d 007 cr cnu|||a|||| 008 171207r20181990miua o 000 0 eng d 019 1055684224 020 0814344569 020 9780814344569 020 |z0814344577 020 |z9780814344576 035 (OCoLC)on1014124916 035 277026 043 s-ag--- 049 LHMA 040 EYW |beng |erda |epn |cEYW |dOCLCO |dOCLCF |dOCLCQ |dEBLCP |dP@U |dMERUC |dYDX |dOCLCQ |dVLB |dUPM |dOCLCQ |dVT2 |dOCLCQ |dLHM 050 4 F3001.9.J5 |bM58 2018 099 COMPUTER FILE 100 1 Mirelman, Víctor A., |eauthor. 245 10 Jewish Buenos Aires, 1890-1939 : |bin search of an identity / |cVictor A. Mirelman. 264 1 Detroit : |bWayne State University Press, |c2018. 264 4 |c©1990 300 1 online resource (299 pages) : |billustrations 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 337 computer |bc |2rdamedia 338 online resource |bcr |2rdacarrier 340 |gpolychrome |2rdacc 347 text file |2rdaft 530 Electronic version(s) available online. 500 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. 500 14 black-and-white images. 520 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. 505 0 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. 505 8 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. 505 8 The First Native Generation-Jewish Culture in Spanish; 8. 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. 591 Record updated by Marcive processing 21 June 2024 650 0 Jews |zArgentina |zBuenos Aires |xHistory. 651 0 Buenos Aires (Argentina) |xEthnic relations. 650 7 SOC049000. |2bisacsh 650 7 SOCIAL SCIENCE |xEmigration & Immigration. |2bisacsh 650 7 HISTORY |zEurope |xSpain & Portugal. |2bisacsh 650 7 Ethnic relations. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00916005 650 7 Jews. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00983135 651 7 Argentina |zBuenos Aires. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01205786 655 0 Electronic books. 655 4 Electronic books. 655 7 History. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01411628 740 0 Wayne State University Libraries Digital Collections. 775 08 |iReproduction of (manifestation):Mirelman, Victor A. |tJewish Buenos Aires, 1890-1930: in search of an identity. |dDetroit: Wayne State University Press, 1990 |z0814322336 |w(OCoLC)20132903 776 08 |iPrint version:Mirelman, Victor A. |tJewish Buenos Aires, 1890-1939. |dDetroit : Wayne State University Press, 2018 |z0814344577 |z9780814344576 |w(OCoLC)999408368 856 40 |3Electronic version(s) |zHosted by Project MUSE |uhttps://muse.jhu.edu/book/61492 856 40 |3Electronic version(s) |zHosted by Wayne State University Press |uhttps://digital.library.wayne.edu/item/wayne:WayneStateUniversityPress4448 852 |ber