TY - JOUR
T1 - From Argentina to Israel
T2 - Escape, evacuation and exile
AU - Sznajder, Mario
AU - Roniger, Luis
PY - 2005/5
Y1 - 2005/5
N2 - During the last military dictatorship in Argentina, between 350 and 400 citizens who feared for their life managed to find shelter in Israel. This article traces the evolving procedures, institutional mechanisms and routes of escape operated by the Israeli diplomats and representatives stationed in Argentina and the neighbouring countries, against the contradictory background of lack of clear-cut official policies in Israel, the latter's cordial relationships with the military government, and an ethos of helping persecuted Jews evinced by some of those Israelis stationed in Argentina. In parallel, the article presents the social and political background of those who chose to appeal for Israeli help and finds - on the basis of a specially designed database covering between fifty-seven and sixty-five per cent of the fleeing individuals - that many were not associated with Israel or Zionism and a minority were not Jews, as defined by religious criteria or even by broader criteria. The broader significance of these contradictory trends is discussed.
AB - During the last military dictatorship in Argentina, between 350 and 400 citizens who feared for their life managed to find shelter in Israel. This article traces the evolving procedures, institutional mechanisms and routes of escape operated by the Israeli diplomats and representatives stationed in Argentina and the neighbouring countries, against the contradictory background of lack of clear-cut official policies in Israel, the latter's cordial relationships with the military government, and an ethos of helping persecuted Jews evinced by some of those Israelis stationed in Argentina. In parallel, the article presents the social and political background of those who chose to appeal for Israeli help and finds - on the basis of a specially designed database covering between fifty-seven and sixty-five per cent of the fleeing individuals - that many were not associated with Israel or Zionism and a minority were not Jews, as defined by religious criteria or even by broader criteria. The broader significance of these contradictory trends is discussed.
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U2 - 10.1017/S0022216X05009041
DO - 10.1017/S0022216X05009041
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AN - SCOPUS:21044437064
SN - 0022-216X
VL - 37
SP - 351
EP - 377
JO - Journal of Latin American Studies
JF - Journal of Latin American Studies
IS - 2
ER -