CONTEMPORARY JEWISH IDENTITIES IN LATIN AMERICA

In this paper, we refer to Jewish Latin American identities, defining four central models, independently of whether they are mutually exclusive or not. The first two models are mainly based on ethnic and cultural differences, and the other two are founded on religious and theological divergences. We argue that these different models - some of them opposite and contradictory - present a heterogeneous and mixed mosaic of cultural and religious identities, leading to a fifth model, characterized by the emergence of new identities.