Past Conferences

2021:  XIX International Research Conference of LAJSA
Virtual
Conference Program (PDF)

2017: XVIII International Research Conference of LAJSA
Universidad Iberoamericana Mexico City
conference program (PDF)

2015: XVII International Research Conference of LAJSA
Florida International University, Biscayne Bay Campus
conference program (PDF)

2013: XVI International Research Conference of LAJSA
Schusterman Center for Jewish Studies, The University of Texas at Austin
conference program (PDF)

2011: XV International Research Conference of LAJSA
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA
conference program (PDF)

2009: Latin American Jewish Experiences through Plural Lenses
Sverdlin Institute for Latin American History and Culture, Tel Aviv University, Israel
conference program (PDF)
abstracts of conference papers (PDF)

2007: Jewish Cultural Productions in Latin America
Biblioteca Nacional, Buenos Aires, Argentina

2004: Inherited Memories: Latin American Jewish Experience Across Generations
Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, USA
list of papers presented (PDF, 49K)

2002: A Construção da Identidade Judaica na América Latina
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
list of papers presented (PDF, 80K)

1999: Migration, Borders and Displacement: The Jewish Diaspora in Latin America
Program in Latin American Studies, Princeton University, Princeton NJ, USA
list of papers presented (PDF, 99K)

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)

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)

1993:
Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, Philadelphia, PA, USA
list of papers presented (PDF, 46K)

1991:
University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
list of papers presented (PDF, 64K)

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)

1987: The Jewish Presence in Latin America
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
list of papers presented (PDF, 60K)

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)

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)

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)

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