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Yiddish-speaking Jews thought Cuba was supposed to be a mere layover on the journey to the United States when they arrived in the island country in the 1920s. They even called it "Hotel Cuba." But then the years passed, and the many Jews who came there from Turkey, Poland, and war-torn Europe stayed in Cuba. The beloved island ceased to be a hotel, and Cuba eventually became "home." But after Fidel Castro came to power in 1959, the majority of the Jews opposed his communist regime and left in a mass exodus. Though they remade their lives in the United States, they mourned the loss of the Jewish community they had built on the island. As a child of five, Ruth Behar was caught up in the Jewish exodus from Cuba. Growing up in the United States, she wondered about the Jews who stayed behind. Who were they and why had they stayed? What traces were left of the Jewish presence, of the cemeteries, synagogues, and Torahs? Who was taking care of this legacy? What Jewish memories had managed to survive the years of revolutionary atheism? An Island Called Home is the story of Behar's journey back to the island to find answers to these questions. Unlike the exotic image projected by the American media, Behar uncovers a side of Cuban Jews that is poignant and personal. Her moving vignettes of the individuals she meets are coupled with the sensitive photographs of Havana-based photographer Humberto Mayol, who traveled with her. Together, Behar's poetic and compassionate prose and Mayol's shadowy and riveting photographs create an unforgettable portrait of a community that many have seen though few have understood. This book is the first to show both the vitality and the heartbreak that lie behind the project of keeping alive the flame of Jewish memory in Cuba. Reader Guide (http: //rutgerspress.rutgers.edu/pages/behar_reader_guide.aspx)

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Publisher
Rutgers University Press
ISBN-10
0813541891
ISBN-13
9780813541891
eBay Product ID (ePID)
60195635

Product Key Features

Book Title
Island Called Home : Returning to Jewish Cuba
Author
Ruth Behar
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Ethnic Studies / Hispanic American Studies, General, Jewish Studies
Publication Year
2007
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Social Science
Number of Pages
320 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
10in
Item Height
0.9in
Item Width
7in
Item Weight
34.1 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
F1789.J4b43 2007
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Traversing the island, Behar becomes a confidante to a myriad of Jewish strangers. Through one-on-one interviews and black-and-white images taken by her photographer, Humberto Mayol, she uncovers the diasporic thread that connects Cuban Jews....This diligent recounting and pictorial collage of interviews with adolescents, the aging, the impoverished and the political by Behar preserves in memory the people and places that make up Cuba's Jewish story.
Copyright Date
2007
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2007-008409
Dewey Decimal
920/.0092407291
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes

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by Ap1lF1HnSYi@Del...Jul 04, 2008
Good review of forgotten Jewish history
It's a great read for those interested in Jewish history, expecially the largely forgotten kind. I had no idea there were still Jews in Cuba. Thought they all bugged out back in '59. Many did, but not all apparently. And while the Jewish community in Cuba was on the verge of extinction a few short years ago, it seems to be undergoing a revival. Hope springs eternal, you know?

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