- List of Argentine Jews
The
history of the Jews in Latin America began with seven sailors arriving inChristopher Columbus ' crew. Since then, theJewish population of Latin America has risen to more than 500,000 — most of whom live inArgentina , with large communities also present inBrazil andMexico . The following is a list of some prominent Argentine Jews:*
Ernesto Acher , musician-humorist, former member of the groupLes Luthiers Fact|date=March 2007
*Marcos Aguinis , journalist / writer [ [http://www.lanacion.com.ar/archivo/nota.asp?nota_id=607046&origen=acumulado&acumulado_id= Marcos Aguinis: un hombre del renacimiento] ]
*José Alperovich , governor of theTucumán Province [ [http://www.noticiacristiana.com/news/newDetails.php?idnew=288&country=0 Por primera vez un gobernador jura su cargo sobre la Torá Hebrea] ]
*Héctor Babenco , film director (Argentinian-born) [ [http://www.lanacion.com.ar/archivo/nota.asp?nota_id=588213&origen=acumulado&acumulado_id= Héctor Babenco: el argentino renegado] ]
*Daniel Barenboim , conductor and pianist [ [http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2002/09/04/cultura/1031146184.html Baremboim: un genio comprometido con la paz en Oriente Medio] ]
* Tania Bíder revolutionary fighter [ [http://chehasta.narod.ru/tamara2.htm Tania - Haydee Tamara Bunke Bider ] ]
*Marcelo Birmajer , writer [ [http://www.terra.com.ar/canales/entrevistas/5/5286.html Dogma Birmajer: Entrevista al prolífico escritor] ]
*Laszlo Biro , inventor of the ballpoint pen [ [http://avancesinventos.iespana.es/19.htm BOLIGRAFO.-Inventado por el Periodista judío, de origen húngaro, Laszlo y Geor Biro.] ]
*Jácobo Bolbochán , chess playerFact|date=March 2007
*Julio Bolbochán , chess playerFact|date=March 2007
*Mauricio Borensztein (better known as "Tato Bores"), comedian
*Daniel Burman (1973 - ) filmmakercite news | last =Taylor| first =Ella| coauthors=| title =What, Him Worry? (Why Yes, Actually)| pages=| publisher =LA Weekly| date =2006-12-22 | url =http://www.laweekly.com/general/features/what-him-worry-why-yes-actually/15234/| accessdate =2006-12-22 ]
*Israel Adrián Caetano , film directorFact|date=March 2007
*Sergio Chejfec , writerFact|date=March 2007
*Mario Davidovsky , composer [ [http://www.bmop.org/season/program_notes.aspx?cid=108&from=concert BMOP :: Boston Connection :: Program Notes ] ]
*Ariel Dorfman , playwright [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_go2101/is_200409/ai_n7632845]
*Alicia Dujovne Ortiz , writer (Jewish father)
*Giora Feidman , klezmer musician [http://www.giorafeidman-online.com/index.html ]
*Movsas Feigins , chess playerFact|date=March 2007
*José Pablo Feinmann philosopher [http://www.asu.edu/clas/jewishstudies/LibraryNewsSept2003.doc]
*Rubén Felgaer , chess playerFact|date=March 2007
*Daniel Filmus Ex Argentinian Education Minister
*Paulino Frydman , chess playerFact|date=March 2007
*Juan Gelman , poetFact|date=March 2007
*Alberto Gerchunoff , writer [http://www.neu.edu/numag/0001/ftf.html] ]
*Max Glücksmann , pioneer of the Argentinian music and film industries [ [http://www.victorian-cinema.net/glucksmann.htm Who's Who of Victorian Cinema ] ]
*Osvaldo Golijov , classical composer [ [http://www.osvaldogolijov.com/bio.htm Osvaldo Golijov: Biography ] ]
*Guillermo Israilevich , soccer player of Israeli National Team (Jewish Father)
*Martín Jaite , former tennis playerFact|date=March 2007
*Guido Kaczka , actor, show host
*Mauricio Kagel , classical composer
* Daniel Katz, mayor ofMar del Plata Fact|date=March 2007
*León Klimovsky , film directorFact|date=March 2007
*Martín Kohan , writer, literary critic
*Matilde Kusminsky Richter , wife of the famous writer Ernesto Sábato
*Alejandro Lerner , singer/composerFact|date=March 2007
*Miguel Lifschitz , mayor ofRosario (Jewish Father) Fact|date=March 2007
* Cecilia Lincovsky, better known as Cipe Lincovsky, actress [es icon PDFlink| [http://www.lapalabraisraelita.cl/2007/enero5_07/13_5.pdf I was born Argentine, jewish and actress] |302 KiB ]
*César Milstein , immunologist, Nobel prize [ [http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/dp/2002032701 César Milstein, 1927-2002 ] ]
*Marcos Mundstock , musician-humorist of the groupLes Luthiers Fact|date=March 2007
*Miguel Najdorf , chess playerFact|date=March 2007
*Gastón Needleman , chess playerFact|date=March 2007
*Carlos Núñez Cortés , musician-humorist of the groupLes Luthiers Fact|date=March 2007
*Alicia Partnoy , writer
*Raquel Partnoy , painter [The Tribu of Dina: A Jewish Women Anthology by Irena Klepfisz & Melanie Kaye]
*José Pekerman , former soccer player, former national team coach
* Jorge Pelikán, chess player
*Melina Petriella , actress
*Alejandra Pizarnik , poetFact|date=March 2007
*Isaias Pleci , chess playerFact|date=March 2007
*Julio Popper , engineer and colonizer ofTierra del Fuego , from Romania.Fact|date=March 2007
*Daniel Rabinovich , musician-humorist of the groupLes Luthiers
*Pablo Rosenberg , musician
*Cecilia Roth , actress Fact|date=March 2007
*Jaime José Rotman , soccer playerFact|date=March 2007
*Jorge Federico Sábato , Argentinian Education Minister 1987-1989 (Jewish Mother)
*Lalo Schifrin , composerFact|date=March 2007
*Aaron Schwartzman , chess playerFact|date=March 2007
*Samuel Schweber , chess playerFact|date=March 2007
*Ana María Shua , writer [ [http://www.amazon.ca/dp/0826319491 "The Book of Memories" (Paperback) by Ana Maria Shua. Book Description] ]
*Mariana Seligmann , actress
*Gerardo Sofovich , actor / producer
*Hugo Sofovich , director / producer
*Ariel Sorin , chess playerFact|date=March 2007
*Juan Pablo Sorín , soccer player [ es icon [http://www.itongadol.com.ar/shop/detallenot.asp?notid=14780 Pekerman y el capítán, Juan Pablo Sorín, "son los israelitas del mundial"] ]
*Coti Sorokin , songwriter / musician / composerFact|date=March 2007
*Ana Maria Stekelman , Tango choreographerFact|date=March 2007
*Adrián Suar , actor / TV producer,
*Federico Ast , economist, philosopher and journalist
*Jorge Telerman , Ex mayor ofBuenos Aires
*Jacobo Timmerman , journalist
*Bernardo Verbitsky , novelist
*Horacio Verbitsky , journalist
*Bernardo Wexler , chess playerFact|date=March 2007
*Mirta Wons , actress, comedian
*Romina Yan , actress, screenwriter (Jewish father)
*Gustavo Yanklevich , director*
Tomás Abraham , philosopher
*Gabriela Acher , comedian [Marcos Aguinis: un hombre del renacimiento]
*Diana Agrest , architect
*Marcelo Araujo (Lázaro Silberman), sports journalist
*Jaime Averboch , boxer, Argentine Welterweight champion
*Carlos Berdichevsky , architect
*Jimena Cyrulnik , model / TV host
*Jorge Halperín Donghi , historian
*Natali Doresky , hockey player
* José "Pepe" Eliaschev, journalist
*Norman Erlich , comedian
*Pablo Feldman , journalist
*Pablo Galli , actor
*Mario Gandelsonas , architect
*Bruno Leonardo Gelber , concert pianist
* Samuel "Chiche" Gelblung radio & TV journalist
* Mauricio Goldfarb (better known as Mauro Viale), journalist and TV host
*Jorge Guinzburg , actor and comedian
*Luis Gurevich , musician
*Martín Ariel Hartmann , musician
*Pablo Jacovkis , mathematician
*David Kavlin , TV Host
*Aida Kemelmajer , jurist
*Bernardo Kliksberg , coordinator of theInter-American Development Bank Initiative on Social Capital, Ethics, and Development (born in Argentina)
*Gregorio Klimovsky , mathematician and philosopher
*Adrián Korol , comedian and TV host
*Alejandro Korol , comedian and TV host
*Diego Korol , comedian and TV host
*Daniela Krukower , judo world champion
*David Lebón , singer
*Román Lejtman , journalist
*Alfredo Leuco , journalist
*Miriam Lewin , journalist
*Alberto Lysy , concert violinist
*Antonio Lysy , cellist
*Fanny Mandelbaum , journalist and TV host
*Luis Mattini , ERP guerrilla leader
*Emilia Mazer , actress
*Ben Molar (alias Moisés Smolarchik Brenner) Songwriter, producer
*Tito Narosky , writer, ornithologist
*Chico Novarro , composer and singer
*Ricardo Odnopossoff , concert violinist
*Marta Oyhanarte , politician / writer
* Carlos Rodriguez Laconi (Carlos Laconivich), economist- politician. race driver.
*Abraham Rosenvasser , egyptologist
*Hirz Rotzait , architect
*Daniel Schachter , composer
*Virginia Simón , actress
*Alicia Steimberg , writer
*Gabriel Stiglitz , jurist
*Rubén Stiglitz , jurist
*Juan Pablo Varsky , journalist
*Ernesto Tenembaum , journalist
*Margarita Wais , journalist
*Julián Weich , actor and TV host
*Jacobo Winograd (better known as "Chizito"), ridiculous guy
*Roxana Zarecki , model
*Agustín Zbar , attorney ofBuenos Aires
*Julia Zenko , singer
*Marcos Zucker , actor
*Jaime Yankelevich , media mogul
*Alejandro Romay , TV and Theatre producer, former owner of canal 9
*Carlos Rottemberg , TV producer
*Sergio Renan (Samuel Cohan) , Actor, film director, scriptwriteree also
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History of the Jews in Argentina
*List of Latin American Jews
*List of Argentines
*List of Jews Footnotes
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