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Looking for Henry -- A Kaddish for the Jews who rest in Jewish cemeteries in Cuba and for Raquel's mother who does not -- A tour of Havana's synagogues -- The kosher butcher shop -- The shirt that holds sadness -- Los Prinstein -- In the realm of lost things -- How to pack your …
This is the story of the author's return to learn about and meet the people who are keeping Judaism alive in Cuba today.
"Yiddish-speaking Jews thought Cuba was supposed to be a mere layover on the journey to the United States when they arrived in the island country in the 1920s. They even called it "Hotel Cuba." But then the years passed, and the many Jews who came there from Turkey, Poland, and …
Yiddish-speaking Jews thought Cuba was supposed to be a mere layover on the journey to the United States when they arrived in the island country in the 1920s. They even called it "Hotel Cuba." But then the years passed, and the many Jews who came there from Turkey, Poland, and w…
Family -- The key to the house -- Learning English with Shotaro -- El beso -- A Sephardi air -- The book -- The day I cried at Starbucks on Lincoln road -- A tango for Gabriel -- A degree in hard work -- La silla -- The kindness of strangers -- From these friends who don't forge…
In Ruth Behar's intimate, unconventional memoir, poignant memories of growing up as an immigrant child come together with reflections on being a traveling anthropologist who cherishes the kindness of strangers.
In Ruth Behar's intimate, unconventional memoir, poignant memories of growing up as an immigrant child come together with reflections on being a traveling anthropologist who cherishes the kindness of strangers.