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The prophet of the Andes : an unlikely journey to the promised land
- Title
- The prophet of the Andes : an unlikely journey to the promised land / Graciela Mochkofsky ; translated by Lisa Dillman.
- Author
- Mochkofsky, Graciela, 1969-
- Publication
- New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2022]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | BM729.P7 M63 2022 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Dillman, Lisa
- Description
- xii, 269 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations; 22 cm
- Summary
- "The remarkable true story of how one Peruvian carpenter led hundreds of Catholics to Judaism, sparking a pilgrimage from the Andes to Israel and inspiring a wave of emerging Latin American Jewish communities"--
- Subject
- Villanueva, Segundo (Carpenter)
- 1900-2099
- Jewish converts from Christianity > Peru > Cajamarca (Department) > Biography
- Jewish converts from Christianity > Israel > Biography
- Conversion > Judaism > History > 20th century
- Conversion > Judaism > History > 21st century
- RELIGION / Judaism / General
- Conversion > Judaism
- Ethnic relations
- Jewish converts from Christianity
- Religion
- Cajamarca (Peru : Department) > Religion
- Cajamarca (Peru : Department) > Ethnic relations
- Israel
- Peru > Cajamarca (Department)
- Genre/Form
- Biographies
- History
- Biographies.
- Note
- "This is a Borzoi Book" -- Title page verso.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 254-269).
- ISBN
- 9781101875186
- 1101875186
- 9781101910207
- 1101910208
- 9781101875193 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2021043414
- 40031633498
- OCLC
- on1268544181
- 1268544181
- SCSB-14231648
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library