Bibliograph

Type

Label

Jewish Spain, a Mediterranean memory, Tabea Alexa Linhard

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-222) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Jewish Spain

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

864789876

Responsibility statement

Tabea Alexa Linhard

Series statement

Stanford studies in Jewish history and culture

Sub title

a Mediterranean memory

Summary

What is meant by "Jewish Spain"? The term itself encompasses a series of historical contradictions. No single part of Spain has ever been entirely Jewish. Yet discourses about Jews informed debates on Spanish identity formation long after their 1492 expulsion. The Mediterranean world witnessed a renewed interest in Spanish-speaking Jews in the twentieth century, and it has grappled with shifting attitudes on what it meant to be Jewish and Spanish throughout the century. At the heart of this book are explorations of the contradictions that appear in different forms of cultural memory: literary texts, memoirs, oral histories, biographies, films, and heritage tourism packages. Tabea Alexa Linhard identifies depictions of the difficulties Jews faced in Spain and Northern Morocco in years past as integral to the survival strategies of Spanish Jews, who used them to make sense of the confusing and harrowing circumstances of the Spanish Civil War, the Francoist repression, and World War Two. Jewish Spain takes its place among other works on Muslims, Christians, and Jews by providing a comprehensive analysis of Jewish culture and presence in twentieth-century Spain, reminding us that it is impossible to understand and articulate what Spain was, is, and will be without taking into account both "Muslim Spain" and "Jewish Spain."--, Provided by Publisher

Table Of Contents

Introduction : ask the Mediterranean -- Mapping nostalgia : Velódromo de invierno and Sepharad -- Exile in Sepharad -- Responsible for the fate of the world : Ángel Sanz Briz and Jorge Perlasca -- History's patio : Spanish colonialism in Morocco and the Jewish community -- Touring the remainders of Sepharad : from heritage travel to the Ruta Walter Benjamin -- Conclusions : asking the Mediterranean, waiting for an answer

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