Ashkenazi Jews in Mexico: Ideologies in the Structuring of a Community

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Published by State University of New York Press, Albany© 1997 State University of New York All rights reserved Production by Susan Geraghty Marketing by Bernadette LaManna Printed in the United States of America No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission. No part of this book may be stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means including electronic, electrostatic, magnetic tape, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior permission in writing of the publisher. For information, address State University of New York Press, State University Plaza, Albany, N.Y., 12246 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Cimet, Adina, 1951Ashkenazi Jews in Mexico: ideologies in the structuring of a community / Adina Cimet. p. cm. - (SUNY series in anthropology and Judaic studies) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-7914-3179-7 (hardcover: acid-free). - ISBN 0-7914-3180-0 (pbk. : acid-free) 1. Jews-Mexico-Politics and government. 2. Mexico-Ethnic relations. I. Title. II. Series. F1392.J4C56 1997 323.1 '1924072-dc20 95-5161 CIP 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 To my parents, Ruben and Shoshana, for their unconditional support and dignified love. ...