Diego Melamed
By Diego Melamed
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Opinion The Town Called ‘Jew Killer’
(JTA) — There is a town in Spain called Castrillo Matajudios, and in Colombia “Matajudios” is a common surname. The problem is, in Spanish one meaning of the name is “Kills Jews.” Which has led a Colombian emigre cashier in Argentina to attract the ire of a Jewish organization there. It all started when Adrian…
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Fast Forward First Argentine Jewish Lawmaker Wears Faith on His Sleeve
(JTA) — When he takes the oath of office in December as a new member of Argentina’s lower house of parliament, Rabbi Sergio Bergman will eschew the Christian Bible used by other legislators in favor of the Five Books of Moses. Bergman, whose PRO party won 34.5 percent of the vote in parliamentary elections on…
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