Postagens
Call for Papers
You are cordially invited to participate in an International Conference entitled:
The Jewish Communities of Latin America
To take place on Monday-Thursday, 16-19 Ellul, 5772 (3-6 September, 2012)
The conference will take place at the University of São Paulo, Brazil
The Conference will cover a variety of topics, including:
- New research perspectives on the Jews of Latin America in general, and on individual communities in particular
- From the Old World to the New World: Migration to Latin America and settlement there
- Relations between Jews and the surrounding society
- Intellectual writings
- Jewish artists and Jewish art
- Relations among the communities of Latin America, and with other Diaspora communities
- Religious texts in Hebrew and other languages
- Leadership and organization
- Economic life
- Jewish education and maintaining Jewish identity
- Rabbis and the Rabbinate
- Changes in the status of women
- Philanthropy
- Zionist activity and Aliya to Israel
- Jews in politics and social movements
- Youth movements
Researchers are invited to submit a proposal for a paper, accompanied by a one-page abstract. The abstract may be submitted in one of the following four languages: Hebrew/Spanish/English/Portuguese
Proposals on topics not listed above will also be considered.
Final date for proposal submission is Monday, 8 Iyar, 5772 (30/04/2012).
Proposals/abstracts should be sent to:
The Dahan Center for Culture, Society and Education in the Sephardic Heritage
Bar-Ilan University
Ramat Gan 52900 ISRAEL
E-mail: dahan.center@mail.biu.ac.il
Papers presented at the Conference will subsequently be published in a volume of proceedings, following academic review.
We look forward to seeing you among the Conference participants.
Sincerely,
The Conference Academic Committee:
- Prof. Marta Topel, Co-Chairman, University of São Paulo, Brazil
- Prof. Yaron Harel, Co-Chairman, Bar-Ilan University
- Prof. Shimon Sharvit, Ashkelon Academic College
- Prof. Eliana Langer, University of São Paulo, Brazil
- Dr. Shimon Ohayon, Dahan Center, Bar-Ilan University
