Ladino diaspora and community resilience

Ladino language preservation efforts in diaspora communities have shifted from institutional archives to digital platforms and grassroots initiatives—a paper could examine how contemporary families are adapting transmission strategies in response to demographic dispersal.

The 14th iteration of this conference reflects evolving scholarly interest in how Sephardic communities maintain cultural identity across multiple diaspora sites; a submission could address specific mechanisms of community resilience that differ by geography (Mediterranean vs. Americas vs. Israel).

Memory practices within Ladino-speaking communities often intersect with Holocaust remembrance and pre-Inquisition heritage narratives—a paper could explore how competing historical frameworks shape contemporary community adaptation and intergenerational knowledge transfer.