From left to right: Elias David Curiel, Ruth Behar, Moacyr Scilar, Sabina Berman, Mario Diamant, Margot Glantz, Juan Gelman, Ilan Stavans, Angelina Muniz-Huberman, Alberto Gerchunoff
Hidden within the great expanse of Latin American literature is a treasure trove of not-so-well-known Jewish Latin American literature. This library guide is designed to enable library users to dig deeper within this vast genre of literature and within the culture of Jewish Latin America. The resources present in this guide will link users to: Background information on Jewish Latin American literature; sources written by and about various Latin American Jewish authors; several databases for articles and further research, including dissertations; themes of Jewish Latin American literature; subject headings listed by country; and other print and digital books on Jewish Latin American literature, available at Gumberg Library.
To access electronic resources, please enter your Multipass username and password when prompted.
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The Scroll and the Cross: 1,000 Years of Jewish-Hispanic Literature by 
Tropical Synagogues: Short Stories by Jewish-Latin American Writers by 
Oy, Caramba! An Anthology of Jewish Stories from Latin America by 
The Silver Candelabra and Other Stories: A Century of Jewish Argentine LiteratureTo access electronic resources, please enter your Multipass username and password when prompted.
The Cambridge Companion to the Latin American Novel by 
Colonial Latin American Literature: A Very Short Introduction by 
The Columbia Guide to the Latin American Novel Since 1945 by 
A Companion to Latin American Literature and Culture by 
Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century Latin American and Caribbean Literature, 1900-2003 by 
Historical Dictionary of Latin American Literature and Theater by To access electronic resources, please enter your Multipass username and password when prompted.
Modern Latin American Literature: a Very Short Introduction by To access electronic resources, please enter your Multipass username and password when prompted.
Contemporary Sephardic Identity in the Americas: An Interdisciplinary Approach by 
The Jewish Diaspora in Latin America: New Studies on History and Literature
Jews and Jewish Identities in Latin America: Historical, Cultural, and Literary Perspectives
Made of Shores: Judeo-Argentinean Fiction Revisited by 
Memory, Oblivion, and Jewish Culture in Latin America by 
Múltiples Identidades: Literatura Judeo-Latinoamericana de los Siglos XX y XXI by 
Returning to Babel: Jewish Latin American Experiences, Representations, and Identity
Taking Root: Narratives of Jewish Women in Latin America by 
Tradition and Innovation: Reflections on Latin American Jewish Writing
Trauma, Memory and Identity in Five Jewish Novels from the Southern Cone
The Wandering Signifier: Rhetoric of Jewishness in the Latin American Imaginary
This research guide was made by Zoe Neft, a student in Dr. Emad Mirmotaheri's "Latin American Literature in Translation" course, with the assistance of Ted Bergfelt, Humanities Librarian, June 2024.
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