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Preserving Jewish History in Mexico City

JL;DR SUMMARY Monica Unikel is dedicated to preserving and sharing the rich Jewish history of Mexico City through tours that highlight the unique Jewish-Mexican experience. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish HistoryImmigrationAshkenazi JewsMexico CityCultural PreservationDay Of The DeadMonica UnikelLa MercedJusto Sierra SynagogueJewish Mexican Heritage

Places mentioned

Mexico City, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico
"Unikel has been organizing monthly walks through La Merced, Mexico Citys immigrant quarter of the early 20th century, for more than 20 years."
Ukraine
"escaping anti-Semitism in countries like Poland, Ukraine, and Germany."
Poland
"escaping anti-Semitism in countries like Poland, Ukraine, and Germany."
Germany
"escaping anti-Semitism in countries like Poland, Ukraine, and Germany."
London, United Kingdom
"Unikel took a trip to London, and it was there that she took her first Jewish tour."
United States
"Mexico a stopping point on their way to the United States, but many ended up staying when the U.S. capped immigration quotas."
Uruguay
"his father had traveled from Poland to Uruguay and then New York."

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