Blog entries tagged: Mexico
Mexican odds and ends
Wrapped up the final bits and pieces from my 10 days in Mexico. A final video, about the various neighborhoods where Jews lived in their 20th century journey up the ladder of Mexican society. Plus two stories—one about the tentative steps to open up Mexico’s traditionally closed Jewish community, and another about a historical archive with some fascinating documents about Diego Rivera’s connections with Jewish intellectuals, as well as other gems.
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Hasta la vista, Zacatecas
For a country notably lacking in conveniences I evidently take for granted—uncontaminated drinking water, for one; vegetarian alternatives to enchilladas con queso for another—the Internet in this country is pretty amazing, and often free. Starbucks provides wi-fi, so does (sometimes) the bus company ETN that took us to Guadalajara and back, and my Yiddish school video was uploaded to YouTube courtesy of of a neighbor of Zack and Miriam who was kind enough not to encrypt their network. Right now I’m in the Zacatecas airport on the prodigymovil network, which services Starbucks, and my coffee shop login still works even though there’s not an outlet within 20 miles of here. Come on, America.
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Eating Mexican in Mexico
First, muchos gracias to the Jewish community of Guadalajara for their hospitality the last two days. Rabbi Joshua Kullock and the Conservative community hosted us for a pre-fast meal and Kol Nidre on Sunday night, and Fanny Mizrahi and the older Orthodox community took care of us on Monday and for the break fast. I’ll bring you the story of these two communities shortly, as it speaks to both the particularities of Mexican Jewish life, as well as the broad challenges facing smaller Jewish communities.
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Teaching Yiddish in Mexico City
Video of a visit to one of Mexico City’s three Yiddish schools.
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El presidente
Sitting down with Oskar Gorodzinsky, president of Comite Central de la Comunidad Judia de Mexico.
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Radio free Mexico
As many Mexican Jews will tell you, despite the community’s relatively small numbers—with some 40-50,000 souls, Mexican Jews make up .04 percent of the country’s population—they are nonetheless believed to number many more. That’s predominantly a function of the community’s relative affluence and outsized influence on the wider culture.
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