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  • The interior of Neve Shalom synagogue in Paramaribo, with its sand-covered floors.(Photos by the author)
    The interior of Neve Shalom synagogue in Paramaribo, with its sand-covered floors.(Photos by the author)
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    Way South of the Border

    The Jews of Suriname fight—against the tides of time and each other—to hang on in South America’s least-populous country

    byJessica Siegel
  • (Photoillustration Tablet Magazine; original photosShutterstock)
    (Photoillustration Tablet Magazine; original photosShutterstock)
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    From Challah to Jalapeños, Latin American Jews Redefine a Culinary Heritage

    There is no single unifying cuisine, but Jewish food from Central and South America is coming into its own

    byLeah Koenig
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    Argentina’s Last Jewish Cowboys

    Thousands of Jews fled 19th-century Russia for the South American Pampas. Can their unique heritage survive?

    byDiane Pham
  • Mario Kreutzberger, popularly known as Don Francisco, stands on the set of Sábado Gigante in Miami, Feb. 3, 2012. (Wilfredo Lee/AP)
    Mario Kreutzberger, popularly known as Don Francisco, stands on the set of Sábado Gigante in Miami, Feb. 3, 2012. (Wilfredo Lee/AP)
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    The Giant of Sábado Gigante

    Don Francisco, Chilean son of Holocaust survivors, marks 50 years hosting the wildly popular variety TV show

    byBridget Kevane
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    Uruguay’s Bygone Jewish History

    Remnants of Colonia del Sacremento reveal city’s Jewish history

    byAdam Chandler
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    The Searchers

    Seven South Americans uncover their converso roots

    byRobin Cembalest
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