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An Island Called Home: Returning to Jewish Cuba
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An Island Called Home: Returning to Jewish Cuba Paperback - 2007

by Ruth Behar

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  • Title An Island Called Home: Returning to Jewish Cuba
  • Author Ruth Behar
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition [ Edition: Repri
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 320
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Rutgers University Press
  • Date 2007-11
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Maps, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 0813545005.G
  • ISBN 9780813545004 / 0813545005
  • Weight 1.5 lbs (0.68 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.9 x 6.9 x 0.8 in (25.15 x 17.53 x 2.03 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Caribbean
    • Ethnic Orientation: Hispanic
    • Ethnic Orientation: Jewish
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

From the jacket flap

As a child of five, Ruth Behar left Cuba for the U.S. with her Jewish family. She wondered about the Jews who stayed behind: their identity, their material history, and their caretakers of a unique Jewish legacy. An Island Called Home is the story of Behar's journey back to find answers to her questions. Behar uncovers a side of Cuban Jews that is both poignant and personal. Her moving vignettes of the individuals she meets are coupled with the sensitive photographs of Havana-based photographer Humberto Mayol, who traveled with her.

About the author

RUTH BEHAR is a professor of anthropology at the University of Michigan. The recipient of a MacArthur Foundation Fellows award, she is the author of The Vulnerable Observer: Anthropology That Breaks Your Heart and director of the documentary, Adio Kerida (Goodbye Dear Love). Ruth's website is www.ruthbehar.com.

HUMBERTO MAYOL is an award-winning photographer living in Havana, Cuba. His work has been widely exhibited in Cuba, the United States, Europe, and Latin America.