Includes bibliographical references (p. [253]-274) and index.

Ethnicity and diaspora in twentieth-century Latin America: the Jewish case -- Searching for home abroad: Jews in Argentina and Argentines in Israel -- Complementary identities: Sephardim, Zionists, and Argentines in the interwar period -- Argentina, World War II, and the entry of Nazi war criminals -- Nationalism, education, and identity: Argentine Jews and Catholic religious instruction -- Diplomats and journalists: the image of Peronism in the Hebrew press -- A pact of oblivion: the de-Peronization of the Jewish community -- Argentine Jews and the accusation of 'dual loyalty' -- Peron's return to power as reflected in the Israeli press -- Soccer as a double-edged weapon: Argentine exiles in Israel protest against the 1978 World Cup .