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Peru

A view of a street in Pisac, Peru. (Photo/JTA-Jacob Kessler)
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Israelis flock to this tiny town in Peru for vacation — and psychedelic spirituality

by Jacob Kessler May 31, 2023

PISAC, Peru (JTA) — About 20 miles northeast of the tourist capital of Cusco, the small Peruvian town of Pisac sits nestled among the verdant Andes Mountains. Lined with cobblestone […]

“The Prophet of the Andes: An Unlikely Journey to the Promised Land,” by Graciela Mochkofsky, traces the saga of a group of Peruvian Jews.
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An unlikely mass conversion in Peru gets a closer look in new book about ‘Inca Jews’

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA August 11, 2022August 12, 2022
Alejandro Toledo in 2015 at the University of San Francisco. (Photo/Flickr-Kristian George)
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Israel figures into S.F. judge’s ruling on ex-president of Peru

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman July 29, 2019July 29, 2019

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