Memories of Exile: Jews in Latin America International Holocaust Remembrance Day / Recuerdos Del Exilio: Judíos en América Latina

Abstract

The webinar, which is part of the presentation of number 11 and 12 of the review “Comparative Cultural Studies: European and Latin American Perspectives” entitled “Exile and internal exile in Latin America,Vol. I, El exilio judío” and “Exile and internal exile in Latin America Vol. II Exilio-ínsilio: una mirada literaria y artistic”, edited by Professor Giovanna Campani, Professor Martha L. Canfield, Dr. Judy Kreith and Dr. Carmelo Spadola, focuses on the phenomenon of exile and insile of Jews who moved from Europe to Latin America to escape from the racial laws.

On the occasion of the Day of Remembrance and starting from the witness of those who survived that persecution the event, that is organized by Professor Giovanna Campani, Dr. Judy Kreith and Professor Jacqueline Adams, questions about the interrelationships between the social and political dynamics that led to a story of the phenomenon and the individual memories of those who have lived personally or have inherited that memory.