The Jewish Geography of Mexico City

Ilan Stavans, academic and writer, describes the growth and development of Mexico City's Jewish community, including the neighborhoods where different generations lived.
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[@malenaqueteimporta5729]

My father is a Jew that grew up in the community near el UNAM. We were brought up Catholic in the US as my mother was a Purepecha and Catholic herself. It took one generation and today my brother is married to a Jewish woman and is in the process of converting back to Jewdism. I named my sons after my grandfathers Isaac and Abram Haimes both have the apellido as a middle name.

[@eduardobaz6413]

I had no idea, I always thought that the jewish comunity lived in Condesa, or Roma, and Polanco, you learn something new every day thank you.

[@frederickniditch4204]

Estudiando en la UNAM y siendo extranjero me Instale en los barrios judios de la Condesa e Hipodromo con miles de camiones por Insurgentes que me llevaban a mis clases diarias.Y he regresado miles de veces ,que cambios ha habido Dios mio!!!

[@MannyGonzalezReyna]

Many Jews arrived to Veracruz by ship and many of them stayed there, today at the Veracruz Bay a monument to the Hebrew immigration exists.

[@Opochtli]

Interesting

[@jimmythesaint2286]

jews in alamos mexico?

[@jordisod]

Colonia Álamos in south-central Mexico City. A nice Eastern European style synagogue remains there. diariojudio.com/opinion/el-shul-de-alamos/1130/

[@DanielHerrera-rl1vw]

It’s called immigration duh

[@elramoty]

Jews that don't keep shabbat are not considered so

[@whiskeytuesday]

By you

[@jackieollij7434]

A Jew is always a Jew, you are nobody, not G-d or the Chief Rabbi. Potz.

[@violinhunter2]

I learned early on from one of my high school teachers that a Jew is a Jew by race (like an Italian or German or Korean) or by religious affiliation. A Jew, merely because of conversion, is not truly a Jew. It's like saying that a Spaniard is an Englishman because he lives in England and has been granted citizenship. Not adhering to Talmudic religious teachings does not exempt you from belonging to the Jewish race. Converting to the Christian way of life does not exempt you from your Jewishness. Religion is not racial. I don't know any but there must be a Jewish Buddhist monk out there somewhere?