AND ISRAEL-March 25
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SEARCHING FOR HOME IN ARGENTINA AND ISRAEL
History and Identity Among Jewish Argentines and Argentine Israelis
Lecture by Professor Raanan Rein
Library of Congress
Tuesday, March 25, 2008, at Noon in the West Dining Room,
Raanan Rein, professor of Latin American and Spanish history
and vice rector of Tel Aviv University, Israel will present a lecture
entitled "Searching for Home in Argentina and Israel: History and
Identity Among Jewish Argentines and Argentine Israelis," on Tuesday,
March 25, 2008, at Noon in the West Dining Room, sixth floor of the
James Madison Building, 101 Independence Avenue, S.E., Washington, D.C.
The city of Buenos Aires, Argentina, is second only to New
York City is the number of Jewish inhabitants. Jewish immigration
started in the late nineteenth century. In fact, in the early 1900s
Buenos Aires rivaled New York City in the number of European
immigrants. In more recent years, especially in the 1970's Argentine
Jews have emigrated to Israel in considerable numbers. Relations
between Argentina and Israel have always been important to both countries.
The lecture, sponsored by the Library of Congress Hispanic
Division and the Hebrew Language Table, in cooperation with the
Embassy of Israel, is free and open to the public, no reservations
are required.
Professor Rein completed his doctoral studies at Tel Aviv
University. Since 1991, he has taught Latin American and Spanish
history at his alma mater. He was visiting professor at the
University of Maryland, College Park, and at Emory
University. Winner of several awards, in 2003 he became the first
Israeli scholar to be elected to the Academy of History of
Argentina. His many publications include "The Franco-Peron Alliance;
Relations Between spain and Argentina, 1946-1955," "Argentina,
Israel, and the Jews: Peron, the Eichmann Capture and After," and
"Under the Shadow of Peron: Juan Atilio Bramuglia and the Second Line
of Peronist Leadership."
Press contact: Erin Allen (202)707-7302, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Public contact: Gail Shirazi (202)707-9897
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