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50 years after the Dirty War, Argentinians remember the Jews who ‘disappeared’

JL;DR SUMMARY As Argentina commemorates the 50th anniversary of its 1976 military coup, attention is drawn to the disproportionately high number of Jewish individuals among the disappeared during the Dirty War—estimated at 1,900 Jews, significantly exceeding their population representation. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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ArgentinaJavier MileiDirty WarMilitary JuntaAmiaJewish DisappearedJacobo TimermanEduiot ProjectFernando Brodsky

Places mentioned

Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
"(JTA) BUENOS AIRES As Argentina marks the 50th anniversary of the 1976 military coup, a lesser-known aspect of the dictatorship is gaining attention: the disproportionate number of Jews among the disappeared."
Córdoba, Argentina
"Timerman was accused of masterminding a plot to establish a Jewish homeland in the remote Patagonia region of southern Argentina."

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