ABSTRACT
Jews and Arabs in Bolivia share a common socio-economic niche, but differ significantly in how they have settled into that niche. The Bolivian experience provides a particular case in point, due both to the historical circumstances which precipitated Arab and Jewish migration, as well as the socio-cultural environment they entered. The descendants of Arab immigrants constitute a community which has a strong ideology of assimilation. Jews arrived as refugees and most individuals born in Bolivia leave for some period with the idea of establishing themselves permanently abroad.
