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Reflexoens politicos tocante a constituaçāo da Naçāo Judaica (Political Reflections Concerning the Constitution of the Jewish Nation)
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No matter what the body of the Nation, be it in the form of a kingdom or a republic, it comprises various classes of people; as for the nobles, who make the state blossom through commerce, increased…

Contributor:

Isaac de Pinto

Places:

Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Date:

1748

Subjects:

Economic life, Diaspora, Class, Poverty, Assimilation, Law, Politics

Categories:

Political Culture, Law, Historical writing
Bom Retiro, or The Childhood Neighborhood
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Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah, the so-called “Days of Awe” arrived. There was no Jew in all of Bom Retiro who, God forbid, would ever think of not observing them. Any endeavor, no matter how important…

Contributor:

Eliezer Levin

Places:

São Paulo, Brazil

Date:

1972

Subjects:

Jewish identity, Class, Writing, Labor, Community, Fiction

Categories:

Fiction
A War Has No “Good End”
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In 1943, the nights were black. The country was at war with Germany and a blackout was instituted, perforated from time to time by fifth-columnists lighting cigarettes to reveal Bom Fim’s defensive…

Contributor:

Moacyr Scliar

Places:

Porto Alegre, Brazil

Date:

1972

Subjects:

Diaspora, Migration, Labor, Family, Class, Fiction

Categories:

Fiction