Sephardi, Jewish, Argentine: Community and National Identity

"A much-needed monograph on the role of Sephardic Jews in Argentina, and . . . an important contribution to the study of Jews in Latin America overall" (Choice).

At the turn of the twentieth century, Jews from North Africa and the Middle East were called Turcos ("Turks"). Seen as distinct from Ashkenazim, Sephardi Jews weren't even identified as Jews. Yet the story of Sephardi Jewish identity has been deeply impactful on Jewish history across the world. Adriana M. Brodsky follows the histor...