List of Argentine Jews

The history of the Jews in Latin America began with seven sailors arriving in Christopher Columbus's crew. Since then, the Jewish population of Latin America has risen to more than 500,000 — most of whom live in Argentina, with large communities also present in Brazil. The following is a list of some prominent Argentine Jews:

Athletes

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• David Abraham, football player
• Daniel Brailovsky, football player^[1]
• Dario Cvitanich, football player
• Carolina Duer, boxer^[2]
• Gastón Etlis, tennis player
• Nicolas Falczuk, football player
• Fernando Fligman, football player
• Naón Isidro, football player^[3]
• Martín Jaite, tennis player
• Waldo Kantor, volleyball player
• Giselle Kañevsky, field hockey player
• Valentina Kogan, handball player
• Nora Koppel, weightlifter
• Daniela Krukower, judoka^[4]
• Lucas Matías Licht, football player^[5]
• Bryan Man, football player
• Federico Mociulsky, football player
• José Pekerman, football coach.
• Diego Schwartzman, tennis player
• Martín Schusterman, rugby player
• Ariel Gerardo Seltzer, football player
• Juan Pablo Sorín, football player^[6]
• Eial Strahman, football player
• Pablo Tabachnik, table tennis player
• Nicolás Tauber, football player^[7]
• Jonathan Tennenbaum, football player
• Nicolas Valansi, football player
• Alexis Weisheim, football player
• Fernando Zylberberg, field hockey player

Entertainers

• Héctor Babenco, film director ^[8]
• Tato Bores, humorist
• Daniel Burman, filmmaker^[9]
• Julio Chávez, actor
• Jorge Guinzburg, journalist, theatrical producer, humorist and TV and radio host
• Adrián Suar, actor, entertainment businessmen

Musicians

• Daniel Barenboim, conductor and pianist ^[10]
• Martha Argerich, concert pianist, considered among the top in the 20th century
• Mario Davidovsky, composer^[11]
• Giora Feidman, klezmer musician^[12]
• Osvaldo Golijov, classical composer^[13]
• Max Glücksmann, pioneer of the Argentine music and film industries^[14]
• Alejandro Lerner, composer and singer^[15]
• Oscar Strasnoy, composer and conductor

Politicians

• José Alperovich, ex-governor of Tucumán Province
• Tania Bíder, revolutionary fighter
• Beatriz Rojkés de Alperovich, ex-Provisional President of the Senate
• Daniel Filmus, Senator
• César Jaroslavsky, former national congressman
• Axel Kicillof, ex-Minister of Economy
• Héctor Timerman, journalist, politician, human rights activist and diplomat

Religion

• Sergio Bergman, rabbi, politician, pharmacist, writer, and social activist
• Abraham Skorka, rabbi and biophysicist

Scientists

• Laszlo Biro, inventor of the ballpoint pen
• César Milstein, immunologist, Nobel prize winner

Writers

• Marcos Aguinis, journalist, writer
• Marcelo Birmajer, writer
• Isidoro Blaisten, writer
• Sergio Chejfec, writer
• León Dujovne, writer, philosopher, journalist, essayist
• Samuel Eichelbaum, writer
• Alberto Gerchunoff, writer
• Alejandra Pizarnik, poet
• Ana María Shua, writer
• Bernardo Verbitsky, novelist
• Horacio Verbitsky, journalist

Others

• Raquel Partnoy, painter
• Naomi Preizler, fashion model and artist^[16]
• Alejandro Romay, businessman working with theater and TV
• Damián Szifron, film and television director and screenwriter

See also

• History of the Jews in Argentina
• List of Latin American Jews
• List of Argentines
• List of Jews

Footnotes

1. Guy Ben-Porat, Amir Ben-Porat (December 2004). "(Un)Bounded Soccer; Globalization and Localization of the Game in Israel". International Review for the Sociology of Sport. 39 (4): 421–36. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
2. "Argentinian Jewish boxer defends her title". jpost.com. Retrieved September 6, 2014.
3. Michelle, Hen (2007-09-23). החלוץ היהודי איסידורו נאון ייבחן בנתניה [The Jewish Striker Isidro Naón Will Trial At Netanya] (in Hebrew). One.co.il. Retrieved September 14, 2009.
4. Day by day in Jewish sports history. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
5. Baram, Sagiv (June 13, 2007). המסורת היהודית (in Hebrew). Walla!. Retrieved June 30, 2008. לפני כשנתיים הגיע לארץ שחקן יהודי ארגנטינאי בשם לוקאס לישט (בתקשורת קראו לו אז ליכט).
6. (Spanish) Pekerman y el capítán, Juan Pablo Sorín, "son los israelitas del mundial"
7. Baram, Sagiv (June 13, 2007). המסורת היהודית (in Hebrew). Walla!. Retrieved June 30, 2008. כדורגלן יהודי עם רזומה יחסית מרשים שכן הגיע לישראל הוא ניקולס טאובר
8. Héctor Babenco: el argentino renegado
9. Taylor, Ella (2006-12-22). "What, Him Worry? (Why Yes, Actually)". LA Weekly. Retrieved December 22, 2006.
10. Baremboim: un genio comprometido con la paz en Oriente Medio
11. BMOP :: Boston Connection :: Program Notes
12. Giora Feidman
13. Osvaldo Golijov: Biography
14. Who's Who of Victorian Cinema
15. Alejandro Lerner
16. Premat, Silvina (7 June 2013). "Amor y literatura: un festival celebra el auge de la novela romántica en el país" (in Spanish). La Nación. Retrieved September 26, 2013.