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The prophet of the Andes : an unlikely journey to the promised land / Graciela Mochkofsky ; translated by Lisa Dillman.

Author/creator Mochkofsky, Graciela, 1969- author.
Other author/creatorDillman, Lisa translator.
Format Book and Print
EditionFirst edition.
Publication Info New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2022.
Copyright Notice ̐u2022
Descriptionxii, 269 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm
Subject(s)
Villanueva, Segundo (Carpenter)
Jewish converts from Christianity--Peru --Cajamarca (Department) --Biography.
Jewish converts from Christianity--Israel --Biography.
Conversion--Judaism --History --20th century.
Conversion--Judaism --History --21st century.
Cajamarca (Peru : Department)--Religion.
Cajamarca (Peru : Department)--Ethnic relations.
Abstract "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"-- Provided by publisher.
General note"This is a Borzoi Book" -- Title page verso.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 263-269).
LanguageTranslated from the Spanish.
Issued in other formOnline version: Mochkofsky, Graciela, 1969- Prophet of the Andes New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2022 9781101875193
Genre/formBiographies.
Genre/formHistory.
Genre/formBiographies.
LCCN 2021043414
ISBN9781101875186
ISBN1101875186 (hardcover)
ISBN9781101910207 (trade paperback)
ISBN1101910208 (trade paperback)
ISBN(ebook)

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