Oy, My Buenos Aires Jewish Immigrants and the Creation of Argentine National Identity |
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| Author:
| Nouwen, Mollie Lewis |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8263-5350-4 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2013 |
| Publisher: | University of New Mexico Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $50.00 |
Book Description:
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Between 1905 and 1930, more than one hundred thousand Jews left Central and Eastern Europe to settle permanently in Argentina. This book explores how these Yiddish-speaking Ashkenazi immigrants helped to create a new urban strain of the Argentine national identity. The author examines a variety of sources including Yiddish poems and songs, police records, and advertisements to focus on the intersection and shifting boundaries of ethnic and national identities.
Between 1905 and 1930, more than one hundred thousand Jews left Central and Eastern Europe to settle permanently in Argentina. This book explores how these Yiddish-speaking Ashkenazi immigrants helped to create a new urban strain of the Argentine national identity. The author examines a variety of sources including Yiddish poems and songs, police records, and advertisements to focus on the intersection and shifting boundaries of ethnic and national identities.