Contents
Introduction: Sephardim in the Americas
Part I. Families and Futures: The Early Sephardic Phenomenon
The Sephardic Phenomenon: A Reappraisal - Martin A. Cohen
Stones of Memory: Revelations From a Cemetery in Curaçao - Rochelle Weinstein
Portuguese Sephardim in the Americas - Malcolm H. Stern
The Fidanques: Symbols of the Continuity of the Sephardic Tradition in America - Emma Fidanque Levy
Part II. The Sephardic Experience in Latin America
"Those of the Hebrew Nation...": The Sephardic Experience in Colonial Latin America - Allan Metz
Sephardim in Latin America after Independence - Victor A. Mirelman
Part III. Hidden Roots: Sephardic Culture in North America
The Sephardim in North America in the Twentieth Century - Joseph M. Papo
Language of the Sephardim In Anglo-America - Denah Lida
The Sacred and Secular Musical Traditions of the Sephardic Jews in the United States - Israel J. Katz
Judeo-Spanish Traditional Poetry in the United States - Samuel G. Armistead
Tradition and History: Sephardic Contributions to American Literature - Diane Matza
The Secret Jews of the Southwest - Frances Hernández
Notes on the Contributors
Index
