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.
- Published by
- New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2022]
- Author
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- 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.
- Owning institution
- Princeton University Library
- Note
- "This is a Borzoi Book" -- Title page verso.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 254-269).