Tag: Argentina
Justice is elusive six years after the murder of Alberto Nisman
This week marks six years since Argentine Special Prosecutor Alberto Nisman was found lifeless in his apartment. He was found dead the day before he was to provide evidence to the Argentine Congress he...
Argentina increases border security following tip of bomb plot against Jewish target
Argentina announced on Saturday that it is going to tighten security at its border with Paraguay after its embassy in Britain received an anonymous tip about a person possibly smuggling bomb-making materials into the...
August 14, 1889: 130 Russian Jewish families arrived in Argentina on the S.S. Weser...
On this date in 1889, 130 Russian Jewish families arrived in Argentina on the S.S. Weser and formed the settlement of Moisés Ville, named for Baron Maurice de Hirsch. Their presence and early rough-going...
Anti-Semitism monitor to women’s group: Advances in Argentina, concern in Yemen
In an online briefing about anti-Semitism earlier this month, Ellie Cohanim, deputy special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism at the U.S. State Department, discussed the situation in South America and Yemen, where Iran...
Argentinian university professor offers bonus to ‘whoever finds a poor Jew’
A university professor in Argentina has declared that he will give a bonus to “whoever finds a poor Jew.”
During an online international politics class through the 21st Century Business University located in Córdoba, Argentina,...
Argentina adopts universal definition of anti-Semitism
Argentina adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of anti-Semitism, its foreign ministry announced on Sunday.
A resolution called on all government branches to use the definition “to contribute to the fight of the Argentine...
Jewish community, foreign officials reject image of Nazi supporter on new banknote
Argentina’s Jewish community was shocked to find that the country decided to print a new banknote with face of a doctor who expressed support for Nazi ideology and supported Josef Mengele’s cruel experiments on...
Cremation of Argentina’s Jewish coronavirus victim sparks concerns
The cremation by local authorities of Argentina’s first Jewish victim of the coronavirus (COVID-19) has stirred controversy among the country’s Jewish communities since the practice is forbidden under religious Jewish law.
Ruben Bercovich, 59, a...
Wiesenthal Center uncovers list of 12,000 Nazis in Argentina with accounts transferred to Credit...
The Simon Wiesenthal Center announced this week that it has received a list of 12,000 Nazis living in Argentina, many of whom contributed to bank accounts at the Schweizerische Kreditanstalt, which became the Credit...
A worrying signal from Argentina
Writing in this column back in July, I said that if Argentina was going to execute its just-announced campaign to counter the influence of Iran and its Lebanese terrorist proxy, Hezbollah, in Latin America, then incumbent...