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March 2026

The Things We Carry: A Pedagogy of Jewish Migration and Adaptation

Dr. Analucia Lopezrevoredo
Founder and Executive Director
Jewtina y Co
To experience The Things We Carry is to engage all five senses to make the lived experiences of Jewish migration personal and embodied.
Dr. Analucía Lopezrevoredo (she/her) is a sociologist, experiential educator, and the founder and executive director of Jewtina y Co. She is dedicated to community development through an asset-based lens and specializes in designing technologies that connect diverse communities. In 2019, Analucía founded Jewtina y Co., a community organization with the mission to nurture Latin-Jewish identity, leadership, and resilience, and to strengthen coalitions between Jewish and Latin communities across English-speaking North America. Originally from Lima, Peru, Analucía has had the privilege of traveling to over 150 countries, living and working on five continents, and representing Latin-Jews globally. A local to many places, she credits her diverse background with nurturing her curiosity, empathy, and relentless commitment to building cross-cultural bridges.
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