The Dominican Way of Migration: The Case of the Jewish People
Herbert Stern
Published 2021-07-02
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Keywords
- Diaspora,
- Dominican Republic,
- Holocaust,
- Jewis people,
- Migration
- Santo Domingo ...More
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Abstract
In this work we offer a human perspective on migration, particularly with what it has to do with the Jewish people. We analyze history and movements that have emerged over the centuries. The case of the Dominican Republic is unique. It is a country in which there are no acts of recurrent anti-Semitism and if there is a great tolerance for religious freedom. A probable cause has to do with the genesis of the Republic after the Haitian occupation, which assuming the French values of the moment, granted total freedom of worship. On the other hand, the phenomenon of interreligious “fusion” in the Dominican Republic is also very particular. Since the very foundation of the Republic in 1844 people of different religions have come together and change as they integrate into national life.
Of course, in a predominantly Catholic country, the trend has been families within that religion. However, in the
case of The Jews, pride in their roots and admiration for the people of Israel have always been preserved.