106 Eichmann’s Capture as a Graphic Novel. Argentina, 2015

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Abbreviations xiii
4. General Introduction 1
5. Part I Early Colonial Era (1492–1762)
6. Introduction 9
7. 1 Edict of Expulsion. Spain, 1492 17
8. 2 Confession of Sodomy and Judaizing. Brazil, 1593 20
9. 3 Jewish Calendar by Luis de Carvajal the Younger. New Spain, 1590s 23
10. 4 Mencía de Luna: A Woman in Front of the Lima Inquisition. Peru, 1630s 26
11. 5 Merchant House of a Convicted Judaizer. Peru, 1639 29
12. 6 The Lost Tribes and Indigenous Judaism. New Spain, 1644–1652 33
13. 7 A Jewish Proselytizer in the New World. New Spain, 1649 38
14. 8 Criminal Case against María de Zárate for Judaizing, New Spain, 1656 42
15. 9 Aboab da Fonseca and the Dutch Rescue of Recife. Brazil, 1656 45
16. 10 The Purchase of Slaves and a Sefer Torah, Cayenne, 1658, 1663 49
17. 11 Doña Teresa Confronts the Spanish Inquisition in New Mexico. New Spain, 1662 52
18. 12 Biblical Scenes on Gravestones. Curaçao, 1717, 1726 55
19. 13 Poems of Love and Longing. New York, c. 1720 58
20. 14 Marriage Contracts. Suriname, 1720, 1729 61
21. 15 Nidhe Israel Synagogue Complex and Mikveh Barbados, 1654–1806 66
22. 16 A Gender-Bending Jewish Runaway. New France, 1738 70
23. 17 Petition Solicited by the Jamaican Assembly. Jamaica, 1750 73
24. 18 Sermon by Samuel Mendes de Sola. Curaçao, 1750 76
25. 19 The Charity Petition of Hannah Louzada. New Jersey, 1761 80
26. 20 Hanukkiah. St. Eustatius, 1761 83
27. Part II Age of Revolutions and Emancipation (1763–1835)
28. Introduction 87
29. 21 Limpieza de Sangre and Casta Paintings. New Spain, Eighteenth Century 97
30. 22 The Binding of Isaac. Suriname, 1763 100
31. 23 Wills, Families, and Race. Jamaica, 1765 103
32. 24 Sefer Berit Yitzhak. Suriname and Curaçao, 1767–1768 106
33. 25 Touro Synagogue. Rhode Island, 1763 110
34. 26 Merchant Letters from the Gratz Family. Pennsylvania, 1769 114
35. 27 Portraits of Rabbi Karigal and Ezra Stiles. Rhode Island, 1771, 1783 117
36. 28 Hetty Hays Complains of a Lack of Proper Kosher Supervision. New York, 1774 121
37. 29 Desperate Desire in the Dutch Caribbean. Curaçao, 1775 125
38. 30 Rebecca Gomez Advertises Chocolate. New York, 1780 128
39. 31 Abigail Minis’s Last Will and Testament. Georgia, 1789 130
40. 32 Olaudah Equiano or Gustavus Vassa: An Icon of African Judaism. England and nigeria, 1789 133
41. 33 Petition by the Jews of Color. Suriname, 1793 137
42. 34 Portraits of Sarah Moses Levy and Chapman Levy. South Carolina, c. 1798 141
43. 35 Prayer for Jewish Militiamen. Suriname, c. 1805–1806 147
44. 36 Jews and Epidemics. New York, 1805–1832 151
45. 37 Alexander de Lavaux’s Map of Suriname. Suriname, 1806 155
46. 38 The Rebellion of Rebecca Valverde Gomes. Barbados, 1812 160
47. 39 Multiracial Portraits. England, c. 1815–1820 163
48. 40 Mordecai Manuel Noah on “Africans” New York, 1821 167
49. 41 Society of Reformed Israelites. South Carolina, 1824 171
50. 42 Petition for Civil Rights. Lower Canada, 1831 174
51. Part III The Era of Mass Migrations and Nationalism (1836–1912)
52. Introduction 177
53. 43 Belisario’s Sketches of Character. Jamaica, 1837–1838 188
54. 44 Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim. South Carolina, 1839–1841 194
55. 46 Conversion and Repentance in the Diary of Cora Wilburn. Venezuela, 1846 204
56. 47 A Jewish Statesman and the Peculiar Institution. Mississippi, 1849–1933 207
57. 48 Coro Mikveh. Venezuela, c. 1853–1860 211
58. 49 Circumcision Deposition. Louisiana, 1859 215
59. 50 Rebecca Gratz’s Sunday School Speech. Pennsylvania, 1862 218
60. 51 General Grant’s Order No. 11 Mississippi, 1862 221
61. 52 Diary of Emma Mordecai. North Carolina, 1864–1865 224
62. 53 Antisemitism and Slavery in Cuba. Cuba, 1866 228
63. 54 Jewish Sacred Music. New York, 1869/1875 231
64. 55 Abraham Goldenberg’s Letter Home. Chile, 1870 238
65. 56 Jews and Native Americans. Nebraska, c. 1875 241
66. 57 Women and Religion in Jewish Newspapers. New York, 1877 244
67. 58 Praying for British Royalty and Republican Government. Quebec, 1877 247
68. 59 The Eldridge Street Synagogue’s Mikveh. New York, c. 1887 250
69. 60 Documenting Tenements. New York, 1890–1895 254
70. 61 Salem Fields Cemetery. New York, 1890–1945 260
71. 62 “The Kitchen” California, c. 1890s/1947 266
72. 63 Alliance Israélite Universelle School Curricula. Argentina, 1898 270
73. 64 Jews and Tuberculosis. Colorado, 1904–1930s 273
74. 65 The Pogrom against the Blacks in Atlanta. Georgia, 1906/1974 278
75. 66 Types of Immigration. Mexico, 1908 281
76. 67 The Philomath Club. California, 1909 284
77. 68 The Jewish Gauchos of the Pampas. Argentina, 1910 288
78. Part IV The World at War (1913–1945)
79. Introduction 293
80. 69 Jewish Prostitution. Argentina, 1895 and 1920s 304
81. 70 A Judeo-Spanish Love Letter. New York, 1913 307
82. 71 Gravestones. Mexico, 1914–1940 310
83. 72 American Judaism and World War I. United States, 1918 316
84. 73 Koshmar—The Nightmare of the Tragic Week. Argentina, 1919 321
85. 74 Adelia’s Wedding. Brazil, c. 1920/1967 325
86. 75 Portraits of Multiracial and Gender-Bending Jews. Suriname, 1920s–1930s 329
87. 76 Black Congregations of Harlem. New York, 1924–1930 336
88. 77 The Sephardim— Our “Latin” Brothers. Mexico, 1925 340
89. 78 La Luz Magazine Cover: The Rise of Hitler. Argentina, 1933 344
90. 79 “Are Tref Butcher Shops Really Tref?” Quebec, 1934 347
91. 80 Kristobal Kolon: The Yiddish Columbus. Mexico, 1938 351
92. 81 A Comedic Yiddish Song on Unemployment. Argentina, 1930s 356
93. 82 Miriam’s Letter. Dominican Republic, 1941 359
94. 83 Inter-American Jewish Conference. Maryland, 1941 361
95. 84 Punching Hitler in World War II Comic Books. New York, 1941–1944 364
96. 85 Fighting for Mexican Visas during World War II. Mexico, 1942 371
97. 86 Hadassah and the “Arab Issue” in Palestine. United States, 1942 374
98. 87 Ladino Songs. California, 1942–1979 378
99. 88 Frieda Schiff Warburg’s Jewish Museum. New York, 1944 381
100. 89 A Rabbi Counsels a Gay Jewish GI. New York, 1944 385
101. 90 Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Commemoration Meeting. Quebec, 1945 389
102. 91 Hasidic Architecture New York, California, Quebec, Brazil, 1940–2005 392
103. Part V Jews in the Postwar Americas (1946–Present)
104. Introduction 397
105. 92 Border Crossing Cards. Mexico/California, 1947 411
106. 93 “From Birobidzhan Shall Go Forth the Torah” Brazil, 1951 414
107. 94 Hanukkiah. New York, 1958 417
108. 95 The Eichmann Affair in the Shadow of the Cold War. Argentina, 1960 420
109. 96 The Selma March. Alabama, 1965 423
110. 97 Jewish Disappeared. Chile, 1978 427
111. 98 Indian Jewish Experiences and the Creation of Congregation BINA, Ontario, 1979–2010 430
112. 99 Tradition and Modernity among Iranian Jewish Women. California, 1979–2015 435
113. 100 Jewish Argentine Memory and Justice in the Aftermath of the 1994 AMIA Bombing. Argentina, 1994–2022 441
114. 101 Crypto-Jewish Poetry. New Mexico, 1996 446
115. 102 Kosher McDonald’s Sign. Argentina, 1998 449
116. 103 “They Left” Cuba, 2002 452
117. 104 Jewish Gender Transitions. New York, 2009, 2015 455
118. 105 Moroccan-Amazonian Recipes. Brazil, 2014 461
119. 106 Eichmann’s Capture as a Graphic Novel. Argentina, 2015 465
120. 107 Soviet Jewish War Memory in New York. New York, 2015 471
121. 108 Queer Mikveh. Massachusetts, 2016–2019 475
122. 109 Protest and the End of Community Consensus. Brazil, 2017 481
123. 110 How to Eat a Taco. Israel, 2019 485
124. 111 Executive Order Combating Antisemitism. Washington, DC, 2019 488
125. 112 A Challenging Editorial. New York, 2019 492
126. 113 Indigenous and Jewish: The Photography of Kali Spitzer. British Columbia, 2016, 2019 495
127. Acknowledgments 501
128. Bibliography 503
129. About the Editors 515
130. About the Contributors 517
131. Index 527