Conferences
LAJSA Research Conferences
LAJSA conferences hosted by major educational institutions in the United States, Israel, and Latin America offer opportunities to present current research and broaden professional contacts. Publication of the proceedings of these conferences has helped to establish Latin American Jewish studies as an academic discipline.
Los congresos de LAJSA, llevados a cabo en las principales instituciones educacionales en los Estados Unidos, Israel y América Latina, hacen posible la presentación de investigaciones recientes y la ampliación de contactos profesionales. La publicación de las actas de dichos congresos ha ayudado a establecer los estudios judaicos latinoamericanos como una disciplina académica.
Patrocinados por importantes universidades e centros de pesquisa nos Estados Unidos, Israel e América Latina, os congressos e simpósios da LAJSA têm oferecido aos seus membros oportunidades para apresentar suas pesquisas mais recentes e para ampliar seus interesses profissionais. A publicação das atas desses congressos tem contribuído para a institucionalização universitária dos estudos judaicos latino-americanos.
- 1982: Resources for Latin
American Jewish Studies
American Jewish Archives, Cincinnati, OH, USA
Proceedings of this conference were published as Resources for Latin American Jewish Studies, edited by Judith Laikin Elkin.
list of papers presented (PDF, 44K)
- 1984: The
Jewish Presence in Latin America
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA
Proceedings of this conference were published as Jewish Presence in Latin America. Edited by Judith Laikin Elkin and Gilbert W. Merkx.
list of papers presented (PDF, 57K)
- 1985: in collaboration with AMILAT
Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
Proceedings of this conference were published as Judaica Latinoamericana: Estudios Historico-Sociales, edited by AMILAT.
list of papers presented (PDF, 75K)
- 1987: The
Jewish Presence in Latin America
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
list of papers presented (PDF, 60K)
- 1988
Universidad de Buenos Aires and AMIA Comunidad Judía de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Proceedings of this conference were published as Ensayos sobre judaismo latinoamericano
list of papers presented (PDF, 61K)
- 1991
University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
list of papers presented (PDF, 64K)
- 1993
Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, Philadelphia, PA, USA
list of papers presented (PDF, 46K)
- 1995
Asociación Mexicana de Amigos de la Universidad de Tel-Aviv, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Comunidad Sefaradí de México, Comunidad Maguén David, and Comunidad Monte Sinaí, México
Proceedings published in Encuentro y alteridad: vida y cultura júdia en América Latina. Judit Bokser Liwerant y Alicia Gojman de Backal (Coordinadoras).
list of papers presented (PDF, 97K)
- 1997: Latin American Jewish Studies Symposium: Voices,
Histories and Approaches
David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, Harvard University, Cambridge MA, USA
list of papers presented (PDF, 50K)
- 1999: Migration,
Borders and Displacement: The Jewish Diaspora in Latina America
Program in Latin American Studies, Princeton University, Princeton NJ, USA
list of papers presented (PDF, 99K)
- 2002: A
Construção da Identidade Judaica na América Latina
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
list of papers presented (PDF, 80K)
- 2004: Inherited
Memories: Latin American Jewish Experience Across Generations
Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, USA
list of papers presented (PDF, 49K)
- 2007: Jewish Cultural Productions in Latin America
Biblioteca Nacional, Buenos Aires, Argentina
