The Seventh Heaven: Travels Through Jewish Latin America

by Ilan Stavans

Book Overview

Ilan Stavans is one of the best known and most prolific Latino academics working today. in preparation for writing Seventh Heaven, Stavans spent five years traveling through Latin America in search of what defines the Jewish communities in the region. The roots of these communities date back to the expedition of Columbus. Stavans visits Mexico, Argentina, Cuba, Peru, Brazil, and Venezuela, and he talks to families of the desaparecidos...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822945851
• ISBN13: 9780822945857
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.1"