The mysterious fate of one of Argentina’s ‘disappeared’ gets illuminated in a retired academic’s new book
Marc Raboy was easing into retirement in 2018 after a long academic career at McGill, when his partner suggested a trip to Argentina where she might practise her newly learned Spanish. The South American country had always held a latent curiosity for Raboy as his paternal grandfather spent a year there in the early 20th […]
Lessons from AMIA bombing still relevant today
Anti-terrorism expert warns that other nations could also face attack from Iranian agents.
Argentina allows mikvahs to stay open
Local Orthodox rabbis and government authorities in Buenos Aires have agreed on a system that will allow mikvahs to stay open.
Buenos Aires: Jews and the tango
Travel writer Nancy Wigston learns more about the Jewish connection to the tango in her trip to Buenos Aires.
Ben-Dat: Iran must be held accountable for Argentine bombing
The detached ennui concerning Iran’s constant, public call to destroy Israel is disgusting. The cavalier hypocrisy of nations is disheartening. The disregard for justice, for the lives of others, for history and for memory is an abuse of conscience.
Why it’s a big deal that the Argentina game was cancelled
This cancellation cuts deep, says JTA’s Ben Sales. Israelis feel stung when foreigners cancel appearances because of the conflict.
When Politics Strikes The ‘Beautiful Game’
Why Argentina chose not to participate in a friendly match in Israel
Your Daily Spiel For June 6
Argentina’s national soccer team cancelled this week’s match with Israel, Palestinian man killed by Israeli soldiers after he threw rocks at the IDF, Ilana Kurshan wins the Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish literature.
Your daily spiel for Wednesday, September 6
Jewish groups condemn Trump’s decision to cancel DACA; Florida teens arrested for shooting the Orthodox MMA fighter known as “The Matzoh Brawler” and Jewish woman sues Denny’s for bacon in her veg omelet.
Argentine Jewish leaders call on government to make AMIA bombing a ‘national priority’
Argentine Jewish leaders called on the country’s government to make the investigation of the AMIA Jewish centre bombing a “national priority,” at a ceremony commemorating the attack that killed 85 and injured hundreds.
