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Embracing the Hispanic: Jews, Puerto Ricans, and Spaniards in Immigrant New York (1880-1950).

A chapter of the book "Studies in Honor of Denah Lida" is presented. It talks about the Spanish Embassy's campaign for repatriating Sephardic Jews in New York to Spain. It relates the Spaniards' success in finding commonality with the Eastern Sephardim through an academic alliance with Sephardic thi...

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Published in:Studies in Honor of Denah Lida pp. 403 - 414
Main Author: Ben-Ur, Aviva
Format: Book Chapter
Published: Digitalia Publishing Corp. 2005
Subjects:
Repatriation
Emigration & immigration
Sephardim
Partnerships in education
Spanish literature
Education
20th century (Literary period)
New York (State)
Spain
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Summary:A chapter of the book "Studies in Honor of Denah Lida" is presented. It talks about the Spanish Embassy's campaign for repatriating Sephardic Jews in New York to Spain. It relates the Spaniards' success in finding commonality with the Eastern Sephardim through an academic alliance with Sephardic thinkers that led to the development of Sephardic Studies. It also explores Denah Lida's study of Spanish literature in the summer of 1943.