Disaster, Race, and Rabbinic Authority: An Alternative Path of Jewish Integration in Early Twentieth-Century Jamaica

This article investigates the writings of Jamaica's rabbi Abraham E. Dobrin amid heightened racial tensions following a devastating 1907 earthquake. It focuses on two specific incidents. First is Dobrin's reaction to a 1912 petition from a Black man to join Jamaica's Jewish community....

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Main Author: Mirvis, Stanley (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2024
In: AJS review
Year: 2024, Volume: 48, Issue: 2, Pages: 308-332
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Rabbi / Dobrin, Family / Jamaica / Racism
RelBib Classification:BH Judaism
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