José Ricardo Eliaschev (31 May 1945 – 18 November 2014), better known as Pepe Eliaschev, was an Argentine journalist and writer.
The author of ten books, he worked as a journalist and was well known for interviewing world figures such as
Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali (; born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.; January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016) was an American professional boxer and activist. Nicknamed "The Greatest", he is regarded as one of the most significant sports figures of the 20th century, a ...
,
Ted Kennedy,
Jorge Rafael Videla,
Raúl Alfonsín,
José Mujica,
Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle,
Carlos Fuentes,
Mario Vargas Llosa,
Ernesto Sabato and
Augusto Roa Bastos
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. In addition, he was director of Municipal Radio of Buenos Aires from 1989-91. His last radio show was ''Esto que pasa''.
Personal life
Eliaschev was born on 31 May 1945 in Buenos Aires, the grandson of
Jewish immigrants from
Podolia (present-day
Ukraine) and
Kishinev (present-day
Moldova) who arrived to Argentina in the early 20th century fleeing Czarist
pogroms.
He died on 18 November 2014, aged 69, of
pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer arises when cell (biology), cells in the pancreas, a glandular organ behind the stomach, begin to multiply out of control and form a Neoplasm, mass. These cancerous cells have the malignant, ability to invade other parts of t ...
.
He is buried at the
La Tablada Israelite Cemetery
The La Tablada Israelite Cemetery ( es, Cementerio Israelita de La Tablada), also known simply as the La Tablada Cemetery, is a Jewish cemetery located in the city of La Tablada, in the Greater Buenos Aires conurbation of Argentina. It was estab ...
.
References
1945 births
2014 deaths
Argentine journalists
Male journalists
Argentine people of Moldovan-Jewish descent
Argentine people of Ukrainian-Jewish descent
Jewish Argentine writers
Writers from Buenos Aires
Deaths from pancreatic cancer
Deaths from cancer in Argentina
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