Żydzi amazońscy w Peru. Zarys problematyki, cz. I

Maryla Skałczyńska-Falczyńska

doi:10.56583/sz.562

Published : 2013-12-31

Vol. 3 No. 3 (2013)

The Amazonian Jews in Peru. Outline of Problems, Part I

Maryla Skałczyńska-Falczyńska

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56583/sz.562

Abstract

The article is an attempt to present the context and the contemporary process of creating a Jewish community in Iquitos, Peru. The term “Amazonian Jews” refers to mostly descendents of 19th century Moroccan Jewish adventurers, traders and tappers who came to the Amazon jungle during the rubber boom of the 1880s. Thought the community has passed through generations of intermarriage and its religious practices have been influenced by Catholicism and animistic Amazonian religions still preserves a strong sense of Jewish-ness. Despite the extreme isolation the descendents of the Moroccan Jews have kept up some Jewish traditions and made several attempts to sustain a fragile community. The Jews from Iquitos like other dispersed communities which refer to the Jewish roots, attempt to build their identity through the revitalization of their connections with the Jewish community.

Keywords:

Peru, Latin America, South America, Jewish traditions, Jews of Iquitos, national identity, Jewish community, Amazon Jews

The Amazonian Jews in Peru. Outline of Problems, Part I

Maryla Skałczyńska-Falczyńska

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