Description
Book SynopsisIn San Isidro, Lima, the only Jewish school in Peru stands on a street widely known as “Los Manzanos” (“The Apple Trees”) but whose name changes to “Maimonides” (the Jewish sage) depending on which sign you look at. As she takes us on a stroll through this six-block street and its different names, Dr. Romina Yalonetzky introduces readers to a physical microcosm of the intersection between Peruvian and Jewish identity, elucidated through the varied voices and experiences of Peruvian Jews. This book sheds a novel light on both Jewish and Peruvian identities.
Table of ContentsTable of Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction: The Geography of Jewish Lima
1. The Intersection Between Peruvian-ness and Jewishness
2. Orthodox-ish: Religious Judaism in Lima
3. Agents of Socialization: Israel, the Jewish Agency, and the Jewish Day School
4. Elective Affinity and Changes in Family Formation
5. From Immigrants to Peruvians: Jews in the Public Sphere
6. Final Remarks
List of Tables
1. Jewish Religious Diversity in Lima
2. Changes in Attitudes Towards Family Formation among Jews and Non-Jews in Lima According to Gender
3. Chronology of Landmarks for the Analysis of Jewish Limeño Organized Life, 1944-2014
4. Interviewees from Cohort 1 (over 75 years old)
5. Interviewees from Cohort 2 (51-74 years old)
6. Interviewees from Cohort 3 (40-50 years old)
List of Images
1. Calle Judíos (Judíos Street), next to Lima’s cathedral, ca. 1910.
2. Old sign on the fourth block of Maimónides Street, San Isidro.
3. Rival new and old street signs in San Isidro.
4. Original wall with addition.
