Aliyah from Latin America in the 2000s
- Aliyah from Latin America in the 2000s
Following the 1994 AMIA bombing in Buenos Aires, and in the wake of the 1999–2002 Argentine political and economic crisis, many Argentine Jews emigrated to Israel.
More than 10,000 Jews from Argentina immigrated to Israel since 2000, joining the thousands of previous "olim" already there. The crisis in Argentina also affected its neighbor country Uruguay, from which over 500 Jews made "aliyah" in the same period. During 2002 and 2003 the Jewish Agency launched an intensive public campaign to promote "aliyah" from the region, and offered additional economical aid for immigrants from Argentina and Uruguay. Although the Argentine economy improved, Jews continue to immigrate to Israel, albeit in smaller numbers than before. Part of those immigrants came back to Argentina in the wake of Argentinian economic growth from 2003 onwards.
"Olim" from other Latin American countries, where there also have been crises, are also making aliyah in smaller numbers. They do not receive the same economic benefits as Argentine "olim" do, despite the current situation in most of South AmericaFact|date=October 2007.
External links
* [http://www.ujc.org/page.aspx?id=26877 Argentine Jews Find Challenges as They Forge New Lives in Israel]
* [http://www.jewishcharleston.org/page.aspx?id=46874 Aliyah From Argentina Slows As Country Digs Itself Out]
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