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EST 1917

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First, muchas gracias to the Jewish community of Guadalajara for their hospitality the last two days. Rabbi Joshua Kullock and the Conservative community hosted us for a pre-fast meal and Kol Nidre on Sunday night, and Fanny Mizrahi and the older Orthodox community took care of us on Monday and for the break fast. I’ll […]

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It’s practically a given in the life of any Mexico tourist. At some point you will ingest something disagreeable, maybe the tap water, or an insufficiently cleansed vegetable, or maybe some particularly potent poblanos, and for a few days you’ll be cursing the gods and making many an anguished trip to the bano.  I’ll spare […]

Shortly after 10:00 on Wednesday, I set out for one of Mexico City’s three Yiddish schools — so-called because they retain a significant amount of Yiddish language and culture in the curriculum. My appointment was at 11, and an hour later we were still driving — first past Polanco, the more urban Jewish area where […]

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