The latest issue of Latin American Jewish Studies (LAJS), the peer-reviewed journal of the Latin American Jewish Studies Association (LAJSA), is now available online.
Volume 4, Issue 2 (Spring 2026) is dedicated to the teaching of Latin American Jewish Studies and brings together scholars from across the Americas, Europe, and Israel to reflect on how Jewish Latin American history, literature, film, culture, and identity are taught in diverse educational settings.
The special issue features articles on pedagogical approaches and classroom experiences in secondary schools, liberal arts colleges, research universities, and public history initiatives. Contributors examine topics ranging from Jewish cultural production, film, and literature to citizenship, belonging, and the integration of Latin American Jewish Studies into broader academic curricula.
The issue includes contributions by Silvia G. Kurlat Ares, Lydia Gil Keff, Mark A. Goldberg, Ariana Huberman, Emmanuel Kahan, Lucille Kerr, Naomi Lindstrom, Rebecca Marquis, Valeria Navarro Rosenblatt, Stephanie M. Pridgeon, Katalin Franciska Rac, Monique Rodrigues Balbuena, Sumor Ziva de Schepper, Hugo Simkin, Perla Sneh, Joanna Zofia Spyra, Nick Underwood, Kora von Wittelsbach, Matthew Warshawsky, and Stephen A. Sadow, among others.
In addition to the scholarly articles, the issue features reviews of recent books in the field, including works on Jewish agricultural colonies in Argentina, antisemitism and historical memory, Jewish soldiers in the Falklands/Malvinas War, diaspora and law, and a biography of Alberto Gerchunoff.
The full issue can be accessed online at: https://www.degruyterbrill.com/journal/key/lajs/4/2/html
Latin American Jewish Studies is an interdisciplinary journal that publishes original research on Jews, Jewishness, and Judaism in Latin America and the Caribbean. The journal welcomes submissions from scholars working across the arts, humanities, social sciences, history, communications, and related fields. Articles are accepted in English, Spanish, and Portuguese and undergo a rigorous double-blind peer-review process.
The journal is currently accepting new submissions. Scholars interested in contributing articles may contact Stephanie Pridgeon (spridgeo@bates.edu) and Stephen Silverstein (stephen_silverstein@baylor.edu). For book review inquiries, please contact Mirna Vohnsen (Mirna.Vohnsen@tudublin.ie).
