In the wake of the
1999–2002 Argentine political and economic crisis, many
Argentine Jews emigrated to Israel
Aliyah (, ; he, עֲלִיָּה ''ʿălīyyā'', ) is the immigration of Jews from Jewish diaspora, the diaspora to, historically, the geographical Land of Israel, which is in the modern era chiefly represented by the Israel, State of Israel ...
. The
1992 attack on the Israeli embassy and the
1994 bombing of the Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires also helped create an impetus for Jews to emigrate.
More than 10,000
Jews from Argentina immigrated to Israel since 2000, joining the thousands of previous ''
olim
Aliyah (, ; he, עֲלִיָּה ''ʿălīyyā'', ) is the immigration of Jews from the diaspora to, historically, the geographical Land of Israel, which is in the modern era chiefly represented by the State of Israel. Traditionally descri ...
'' already there. The crisis in Argentina also affected its neighboring country Uruguay. Between 1998 and 2003, more than half of that country's 40,000 Jews made ''
aliyah''. During 2002 and 2003 the
Jewish Agency
The Jewish Agency for Israel ( he, הסוכנות היהודית לארץ ישראל, translit=HaSochnut HaYehudit L'Eretz Yisra'el) formerly known as The Jewish Agency for Palestine, is the largest Jewish non-profit organization in the world. ...
launched an intensive public campaign to promote ''aliyah'' from the region, and offered additional economic aid for immigrants from Argentina and Uruguay. Although the Argentine economy improved, Jews continue to immigrate to Israel, albeit in smaller numbers than before. Some of those immigrants returned to Argentina in the wake of Argentine economic growth from 2003 onwards.
Aliyah From Argentina Slows As Country Digs Itself Out
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''Olim'' from other Latin American countries, such as Uruguay
Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...
, Peru
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, Venezuela
Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...
and Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
, are also making ''aliyah'' in smaller numbers.
References
External links
Jewish Agency for Israel
Aliyah from all over the world since 1948
{{Israeli Jews by ethnic or national origin in Israel
Latin America
Latin America or
* french: Amérique Latine, link=no
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* pt, América Latina, link=no, name=a, sometimes referred to as LatAm is a large cultural region in the Americas where Romance languages — languages derived f ...
Argentine-Jewish culture in Israel
Chilean diaspora in Israel
Jews and Judaism in Argentina
Jewish Uruguayan history
South American-Jewish culture in Israel
Uruguayan diaspora in Israel
Venezuelan diaspora in Israel