Jews Across the Americas, 1492-present

Learning and Teaching Jewish American History

Jews Across the Americas, 1492-present

Alan Astro

Alan Astro is professor of Modern Languages and Literatures at Trinity University in San Antonio. He researches Yiddish literature from Latin America and France.

Recent publications:

  • Yiddish South of the Border: An Anthology of Latin American Writing (2003, repub. 2021)
  • Splendor, Decline, and Recovery of Yiddish in Latin America (co-edited with Malena Chinski, 2018)
  • Autour du yiddish de Paris à Biuenos Aires (2021)

Available to give talks or class visits online or in person for a fee. Spoken languages: English, Spanish, French, Yiddish.