Return to Centro Histórico: A Mexican Jew Looks for His Roots by Ilan Stavans Discount Sholem Asch

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Return to Centro Histórico: A Mexican Jew Looks for His Roots by Ilan Stavans Discount Sholem AschAfter a stirring e mail exchange with his father, awardwinning essayist and cultural commentator Ilan Stavans decided to do something bizarre: revisit his hometown, Mexico City, accompanied by a tourist guide. But rather than seeking his roots in the neighborhood where he grew up, he headed to the Centro Histrico, the downtown area at the heart of the worlds largest metropolis. It was there that conversos, the hidden Jews escaping the might of the