Professor Judit Bokser Liwerant's scholarship sheds light on Latin American Jewry's shared and unique challenges and transformations by addressing the intersecting national, transnational, and diasporic conditions and identities. Her book traces the trajectory of Jewish modernity and the migratory processes that have shaped, and continue to redefine, Latin American Jewry's communal profile and dilemmas, oscillating between acceptance and exclusion.
Issues of belonging and otherness are critically examined through the evolving national representations and the ideologies embraced by Latin American Jews, with a particular emphasis on Zionism. The book highlights the creativity and vitality of their transnational existence, especially as it unfolds across national and regional borders, with an insightful focus on the United States.
