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

March 25, 2026March 25, 2026Jesse Orine

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. Estimates suggest that as many as 1,900 Jews were abducted, tortured and murdered by the military junta during the six-year Dirty War, when many […]

Argentina’s chief Sephardic rabbi reaffirms century-old ban on local conversions, sparking backlash

January 20, 2026January 20, 2026Jesse Orine

BUENOS AIRES — Argentina’s Sephardic chief rabbi reaffirmed a 100-year-old ruling that conversion may not be performed in Argentina and is considered valid only if carried out in Israel. Representatives of non-Orthodox movements reacted angrily, asking why the ruling was issued now and saying it would essentially subject Argentinian converts to the tight hold that […]