Jews in Latin America

New York: Jonathan David, 1969. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Octavo in white DJ, gilt to spine, xii, 303 pages; 24 cm. Very gently bumped top corners, extremely mild rubbing to rear corners, exceedingly gentle rubbing to spine head and foot, bright pages, binding is tight, two and a half-inch tear to DJ spine foot, about one-inch tear to front DJ-top edge, about two and a half-inch tear to front DJ edge, quarter-inch tear to rear DJ-rear edge, DJ spine head clipped, edge-torn DJ, torn DJ corners, else Near Fine(-) in Good only DJ. Hardcover.

Contents: The Marranos of Spain, Portugal and South America: Yesterday and today -- Mexico: The land of the Aztecs -- Jewish communities in Central America -- Colombia: The land of contrasts -- Venezuela: The land of black gold -- Curacao and Aruba: Islands with a Jewish past -- The abandoned Jews of Trinidad -- Barbados: Remnants of an ancient Jewish community -- The Jewish community of Surinam -- Jews in Ecuador: Land of thousand hues and colors -- Peru: Jewish life in the land of the Incas -- Jewish life in Chile: Past and present -- Argentina: the melting pot of South America -- Seventy-five years of Jewish colonization -- Paraguay: A small but lively Jewish community. -- Bolivia: The roof of the world -- Jews in Uruguay: The democratic model -- Brazil: The oldest Jewish community in the new world -- Remnants of a Jewish colony in Brazil -- B'nai B'rith: Unifying force of Latin American Jewry -- How Jews fight anti-semitism in Latin America -- Encounters with descendants of the Marranos in Latin America. Jews -- Latin America -- History. DJ protected in archival mylar sleeve.