The Jewish Community in Mexico

Born Jalisco Guadalajara in 1932. Family immigration from Turkey to Cuba and later to Mexico. Educated in Nuns' School and Sephardic School in Mexico City. Discusses about these institutions and boarding school for Jewish children of San Angel Inn. Active in Ken Trumpeldor, Ha Shomer Ha Tzair, 1942-1950. Presided Alumni Society of Sephardic School. Discusses repercussion when the creation of the State of Israel, Holocaust and the Sephardim, and prostitution of Ashkenazim women in Istanbul and Mexico City. President of the Zionist Sephardic Youth and secretary of proletarian youth in the 50's. Lectured in favor of worker consciousness. Participated in Rural Teaching School Worker University, Popular Socialist Party, and Toledano's campaign. Discusses party position as to the State of Israel. Discusses Che Guevara's participation in Popacalitl. Discusses discrimination during military service. Discusses position of Sephardic Community as for United Israel Appeal, 1967. President of Magbit, 1972. Participated as delegate in the World Zionist Congress, 1977. Discusses ties between Ashkenazim and Sephardim. President of Sephardic Community. Discusses Tnua Noar Dor Chadash. Discusses conversion. Discusses General Rodriguez's burial in the Sephardic Cemetery and ties between the Embassy of Israel and the Central Committee. Criticizes joint activity before Legislative Chambers in issues such as Kurt Waldheim and Intifada. Discusses leadership attitude as to national issues.