June 28, 1985 • Page Image 41
…THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS 'Spanish language through their knowledge of Ladino, the Spanish that had been spoken in Spain by their an- cestors in the 15th Century, was an obvious advantage for them. Their ;'need to conceal their Jewishness was l ; forced upon them by the discriminat- ory practices of that time. Judith Laiken Elkin in her book, Jews of the Latin American Republics, explains how Jews came to settle in Cuba. Substantial numbers of...…

















































