Latin American Jewish Communities: Old and New Challenges

Publication Date: December 1997

Publisher: Jewish Communal Service Association of North America

Author(s): Enrique Burbinski; Jorge Schulman; Schmuel Szteinhandler

Research Area: Culture and religion

Keywords: Community Development; Jewish Identification; Jewish Culture

Type: Report

Abstract:

The most important challenge faced by Latin American Jews is to see themselves as full members of their Jewish communities and not as if they are permanently living in transit on their way to Israel or elsewhere. Strengthening Jewish education, training lay and professional leadership, and developing a comprehensive funding system for Jewish institutions are three ways to meet this challenge.

In Journal of Jewish Communal Service, v.74 no.2, Winter 1997.