Colonia Lapin is a settlement located near the town of

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in the southwest region of the

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, Argentina, in the Municipality of

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History

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ish immigrants founded Colonia Lapin on November 6, 1919. Colonia Lapin was originally settled by twenty five families from Colonia Esmeralda (Bernasconi) in the

due to the unfavorable conditions, given the climate and the lack of drinking water. Mr. Eusebio Lapin, the Director of the

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, brought about the colonization that had listened the sufferings of these colonists. He was able to acquire of land from Baron Maurice de Hirsch of Estación Rivera to pass on to the colonists. In return, the families gave the Baron a share of the crops. The colony was originally registered as Phillippson No 3, but its first settlers carried out the procedures to call it "Colonia Lapin", in recognition and gratitude to Eusebio Lapin. In 1921 more families arrived and the colony began to have life. When the Colony was installed, no services or commerce existed. By 1921 significant

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, and spiritual needs brought about different institutions such as a primary

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school, synagogue, and an arts center/

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. While “Colonia Lapin” still remains, most of the residents have left and many of the farms have been consolidated. The theater still exists and a

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has been erected in dedication to the founding families.

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History of Colonia Lapin
Populated places established in 1919 Populated places in Buenos Aires Province Jewish Argentine settlements Adolfo Alsina Partido {{Jewish-hist-stub