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The Jews of Latin America (rev) Holmes & Meier, 1998. ISBN 0-8419-1369-2; Ariel Segal Frielich Jews of the Amazon: Self-Exile in Earthly Paradise, The Jewish Publication Society, 1999, ISBN 0-8276-0669-9; Jeffrey Lesser & Raanan Rein. Rethinking Jewish-Latin Americans. University of New Mexico Press, 2008. ISBN 978-0-8263-4401-4
Jewish immigration to Latin America began with seven sailors arriving in Christopher Columbus' crew. The Jewish population of Latin America is today (2018) less than 300,000 — more than half of whom live in Argentina , with large communities also present in Brazil , Chile , Mexico , Uruguay and Venezuela .
The Jewish people who did immigrate to countries within South America, and in particular Paraguay, were of a lower socio-economic status. [8] Sephardi Jews chose to migrate to Latin America in higher numbers than Ashkenazi Jews, whose community preferred to immigrate to the United States and Canada. The Jews who migrated to Paraguay and other ...
However, Latin American popular culture can resent apparent Jewish economic success, with the community associated with international capital and international influence. [34] Jews in Mexico are less united than those in the United States and Canada. [34]
Ecuadorian Jews have achieved prominence in various fields including academics, industry, and science. Benno Weiser (a.k.a. Benjamin Varon), who was an active Ecuadorian journalist, later entered the Israeli diplomatic service, serving in various Latin American countries. [12] His brother, Max Weiser, was the first Israeli consul in Ecuador. [13]
B'nai B'rith Latin America was founded in the early 20th Century as a regional division of B'nai B'rith International, a Jewish social service organization. [1] It has been active in Latin America throughout the 20th Century and to the present day.
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Pages in category "History of the Jews in South America" ... History of the Jews in Latin America and the Caribbean; M.
Like in the rest of Latin America, the original Jewish settlers did not retain their identity over the generations and were eventually assimilated into the broader majority of the Chilean Catholic society. [6] As such, the Jewish community of Chile today only really begins with the Jewish immigrations of the 19th century.