The history of the Jews in Argentina goes back to the early sixteenth century, following the expulsion of Jews from Spain. Sephardic Jews fleeing persecution immigrated with explorers and colonists to
The Central Synagogue of Buenos Aires.
Sephardic Jew family from the Misiones Province, circa 1900.
Baron Maurice de Hirsch (1831–1896).
Interior of the Gran Templo Paso synagogue, Buenos Aires
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Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the far south of South America. It covers an area of 2,780,085 km2, making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th
History of the Jews in Argentina
…century, following the expulsion of Jews from Spain. Sephardic Jews fleeing persecution immigrated with explorers and colonists to settle in what is now Argentina, in spite of being forbidden from travelling to the American colonies. In addition, many of the Portuguese traders in the Viceroyalty of the Río de la…
The Cave of the Hands in Santa Cruz province
The surrender of Beresford to Santiago de Liniers during the British invasions of the Río de la Plata
General José de San Martín, Libertador of Argentina, Chile and Peru
People gathered in front of the Buenos Aires Cabildo during the May Revolution