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The longing : the forgotten Jews of South America /

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A small group of South Americans are eager to affirm their Jewish faith. Their ancestors - Spanish Jews - were forced to convert during the Inquisition. Even after centuries of living in the New World as Catholics and intermarrying, their families still managed to secretly pass down some Jewish trad...

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Corporate Authors:	Bohm Productions, Filmakers Library, inc
Other Authors:	Böhm, Gabriela, Brock, Jonathan, Zappino, Guillermo, Cutler, Miriam
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English and Spanish, with English subtitles.
Subjects:	Cukierkorn, Jacques. Conversion > Judaism > South America. Crypto-Jews > South America. Mikveh. Jewish Christians > Cases. Rabbinical courts. Guayaquil (Ecuador) > Social conditions. Documentary films. Religious films.

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