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Welcoming the Undesirables - Brazil and the Jewish Question (Paperback)
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Welcoming the Undesirables - Brazil and the Jewish Question (Paperback)
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This text tells the poignant and puzzling story of how earlier this
century, in spite of the power of anti-Semitic politicians and
intellectuals, Jews made their exodus to Brazil, "the land of the
future." What motivated the Brazilian government, he asks, to
create a secret ban on Jewish entry in 1937 just as Jews
desperately sought refuge from Nazism? And why, just one year
later, did more Jews enter Brazil legally than ever before? The
answers lie in the Brazilian elite's radically contradictory images
of Jews and the profound effect of these images on Brazilian
national identity and immigration policy. Lesser's work reveals the
convoluted workings of Brazil's wartime immigration policy, as well
as the attempts of desperate refugees to twist the prejudices on
which it was based to their advantage. His subtle analysis and
anecdotes shed light on such pressing issues as race, ethnicity,
nativism, and nationalism in postcolonial societies at a time when
"ethnic cleansing" in Europe is once again driving increasing
numbers of refugees from their homelands.
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