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

As many as 1,900 Jews were abducted, tortured, and murdered by the military during Argentina's six-day Dirty War, with as many as 30,000 presumed to be disappeared.

A man holds up a portrait of Luis German Cirigliano, who disappeared during Argentina's 'Dirty war', during a demonstration to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the 1976 military coup in Buenos Aires, March 24, 2016.
The Great Mifgash. Pictured: Tracy Frydberg, director, Tisch Center for Jewish Dialogue at ANU – Museum of the Jewish People; Yoni Alon, Israeli Jewish Peoplehood Coalition and found er of David Cards.

The Great Mifgash: Building global Jewish connections amid crisis

General view at Plaza Dorrego in San Telmo on Sept. 8, 2013 in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Jewish artist expelled from Argentinian street fair after dispute over Palestinian flag

DEMONSTRATORS ATTEND a protest organised by Argentina's General Confederation of Labor (CGT) against the government's proposed labour law reform, at Plaza de Mayo in Buenos Aires, Argentina, December 18, 2025.

'More dignity': Argentine unions march against Milei's labor reform


Patagonia’s first new synagogue in over 40 years reveals a growing Argentine-Jewish community

The synagogue is just the second Jewish institution in the 400,000-square-mile Patagonia region.

 Tourists walk down a shopping street in San Martin de los Andes, Argentina.

Argentina vice president unharmed in attempted shooting

The attack underscores rising political tension in Argentina and around the region that has put politicians on edge from Colombia to Brazil.

 Police officers stand guard as people gather near the house of Argentina's Vice-President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner after she was attacked by an unidentified assailant with a gun late on Thursday, according to local television footage, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, September 1, 2022.

Yad Vashem makes historic strides in Argentinian Holocaust education

Yad Vashem chairman Dani Dayan met with Argentine President Prof. Alberto Ángel Fernández and other high-ranking Argentinian officials in the Latin American Forum to Combat Antisemitism.

 Visitors seen at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial museum in Jerusalem on April 26, 2022, ahead of Israeli Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Jewish family dies in fire in Buenos Aires neighborhood of Recoleta

Reports in Argentina said that 35 people were wounded in the enormous fire.

Puerto Madero, Buenos Aires

Argentines celebrate 120th birthday of Lubavitcher Rebbe

More than 2,000 people gathered in Buenos Aires on Monday to celebrate the 120th birthday of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Menachem Mendel Schneerson.

THE CELEBRATION for the Lubavitcher Rebbe in Buenos Aires on Monday night.

Vandals steal Anne Frank statue in Buenos Aires

“If this were a case of antisemitism, there should be some vandalization of the statue... It is for the metal,” senior says in report to the crime.

Anne Frank in 1940, while at 6. Montessorischool, Niersstraat 41-43, Amsterdam

University of Buenos Aires launches antisemitism watchdog

The launch event included messages by Israel’s ambassador to Argentina, Galit Ronen.

Argentina's flag in Buenos Aires

Iran’s government appoints 2 suspected 1994 bombing Buenos Aires Jewish center

In its investigation of the bombing, which also injured 300, Argentina has said Vahidi and Rezai played key roles.

DATE IMPORTED: July 18, 2013 Thousands of people hold up signs reading, "Justice" as they gather to commemorate the 19th anniversary of the 1994 bombing of the Argentine Israeli Mutual Association (AMIA) Jewish community center in Buenos Aires July 18, 2013.

With 100,000 COVID deaths, Argentina turns to Jewish cemetery tradition

Stones were chosen because they are enduring — the same reason Jews visiting cemeteries frequently place small rocks on gravestones. A local newspaper, Perfil, made the connection.

Flag of Argentina

From Buenos Aires to Jerusalem: Meet the soccer star who made aliyah

“There is no road, the road is made by walking, by walking one makes the road, and upon glancing back one sees the path.” – “Wanderer” by Antonio Machado

Yael Katz plays in a soccer match