Buenos Aires

‘Serve the nation, kill a Jew’ graffiti written on prominent Buenos Aires monument

Juan Melamed in JTA · 10 Oct

A disturbing antisemitic slogan, "Serve the nation, kill a Jew," was recently graffitied on a monument in Parque Rivadavia, Buenos Aires, unsettling the local Jewish community.

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After Hysteria

Lilith · 22 Jul

The text explores the forgotten history of Jewish women involved in sex trafficking in the late 19th century, focusing on Bertha Pappenheim, also known as Anna O., who was a prominent figure in Freud's psychoanalytic studies.

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Why I am going to Argentina

eJewishPhilanthropy · 18 Jul

Jonathan Greenblatt reflects on his decision to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the deadly AMIA bombing in Buenos Aires and highlights the importance of remembering the victims who lost their lives to terrorism fueled by antisemitism.

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Unforgiven

Martín Sivak in Tablet · 18 Jul

José Pérez, a Catholic in the process of converting to Judaism and a Federal Police agent, infiltrated the Argentina Zionist Organization (AZO) in Buenos Aires in 1994.

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Uncover the Blood in Buenos Aires

Avi Weiss in Tablet · 18 Jul

The article reflects on the 30th anniversary of the AMIA Jewish community center bombing in Buenos Aires that killed 85 individuals and injured 300, being the most significant attack on the Jewish community since the Holocaust.

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30 years after deadly bombing, Buenos Aires’ AMIA Jewish center unveils colorful redesign

Juan Melamed in JTA · 31 May

The AMIA Jewish community center in Buenos Aires has revealed a new colorful facade, commemorating the 30-year anniversary of a deadly bombing in 1994 that killed 85 people.

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In landmark ruling, Argentine court says Iran and Hezbollah were responsible for 1994 Jewish center bombing

Juan Melamed in JTA · 12 Apr

An Argentine court has ruled that Iran and Hezbollah were responsible for the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish community center in Buenos Aires, which killed 85 people.

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Meet Argentina’s Axel Wahnish, the first rabbi ever to be appointed as an ambassador to Israel

Juan Melamed in JTA · 9 Apr

Argentina is on the cusp of confirming Rabbi Shimon Axel Wahnish as its ambassador to Israel, a historic appointment as the first rabbi ever to serve in this role.

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The Jewish Sport Report: This Jewish club is breaking a nearly 60-year drought in Argentine football

Jacob Gurvis in JTA · 1 Mar

Nutico Hacoaj, representing the Jewish community center in Buenos Aires, is breaking a 60-year drought by competing in an Argentine soccer tournament, marking the first Jewish team to participate since 1967.

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Rooted in darkness, reaching for the sun

Rachel Kohn in eJewishPhilanthropy · 25 Jan

The author reflects on the significance of Tu B'Shevat, the New Year for the Trees, which often falls during the summer in the Southern Hemisphere.

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Holocaust survivor who became a bat mitzvah at 91 dies in Buenos Aires

Juan Melamed in JTA · 4 Jan

Eugenia Unger, a Holocaust survivor and founding member of the Holocaust Museum of Buenos Aires, passed away at the age of 97.

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Argentine police arrest 3 over suspected terror plot during Maccabi Games in Buenos Aires

Jackie Hajdenberg in Forward · 3 Jan

Three men have been arrested by Argentine Federal Police on suspicion of planning a terror attack during the Pan American Maccabi Games in Buenos Aires.

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Argentine President Javier Milei speaks at Jewish sports tournament’s opening ceremony

Juan Melamed in JTA · 29 Dec 2023

Argentine President Javier Milei spoke at the opening ceremony of the Pan American Maccabi Games, an international tournament for Jewish athletes.

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False bomb threat hits Buenos Aires Jewish center where 85 people died in 1994 bombing

BCohen in Forward · 6 Dec 2023

The AMIA Jewish center in Buenos Aires, which was targeted in a deadly bombing in 1994, recently received a bomb threat, which was later determined to be a false alarm.

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Argentina’s Would-Be Jewish Trump

Martín Sivak in Tablet · 16 Nov 2023

Javier Gerardo Milei, an economist and political candidate in Argentina, has gained attention for his controversial views and proposed radical changes to the country's economy.

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Latin American Jewish and Muslim umbrella groups gather for landmark meeting

BCohen in Forward · 18 Jul 2023

Leaders from the Latin American Jewish Congress and the Muslim World League met in Buenos Aires for a historic gathering.

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Proust in Buenos Aires

Marco Roth in Tablet · 1 Sep 2022

The article discusses an Argentine film called "Le Temps Perdu," which is a documentary-like performance and staged reading of Marcel Proust's "In Search of Lost Time."

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He escaped one ghetto only to find himself imprisoned in another

ALanger in Forward · 23 Aug 2022

"The Ghetto Within" by Santiago H. Amigorena tells the story of the author's grandfather, Vicente Rosenberg, who migrates to Buenos Aires in 1928 to escape Polish antisemitism.

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From Argentina, a surprisingly delightful movie about a rabbi in Taiwan

ALanger in Forward · 28 Jul 2022

"Shalom Taiwan" is an Argentine film directed by Walter Tejblum about a hapless Orthodox rabbi in Buenos Aires who embarks on a journey to Taiwan to find wealthy donors to save his debt-ridden synagogue.

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‘Un heroe’: How a U.S. Marine saved lives after Buenos Aires Israeli embassy bombing in 1992

Gabby Deutch in Jewish Insider · 13 Apr 2022

In 1992, a U.S. Marine officer, B.G. Willison Jr., became an unintentional hero during the terrorist bombing of the Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires.

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In a delightful new Purim film, Esther is a secret agent in Argentina

starterstall in Forward · 15 Mar 2022

Gabriel Lichtmann's Purim film, "The Red Star," tells the story of Laila Salama, a fictional character who is a Jewish secret agent in Argentina.

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Poems From Buenos Aires

Jake Marmer in Tablet · 2 Apr 2020

Alejandra Pizarnik, a prominent Argentine poet born to Jewish immigrants from Poland, crafted deeply abstract and emotional poetry, exploring diasporic experiences and complex identities.

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When the Family Doctor Turns Out To Be Josef Mengele

Forward · 24 Apr 2014

"The German Doctor" is a film adapted by Argentinian filmmaker Lucia Puenzo from her novel "Wakolda," which explores a chance meeting between a mysterious doctor based on Josef Mengele and an Argentinian family in 1960.

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