Aliyah from Latin America in the 2000s
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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 economic aid for immigrants from Argentina and Uruguay. Although the Argentine economy improved, Jews continue to immigrate to Israel, albeit in smaller numbers than before. Some 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 America.
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
, and in the wake of the 1999–2002 Argentine political and economic crisis
Argentine economic crisis (1999-2002)
The Argentine economic crisis was a financial situation, tied to poilitical unrest, that affected Argentina's economy during the late 1990s and early 2000s...
, many Argentine Jews emigrated to Israel
Aliyah
Aliyah is the immigration of Jews to the Land of Israel . It is a basic tenet of Zionist ideology. The opposite action, emigration from Israel, is referred to as yerida . The return to the Holy Land has been a Jewish aspiration since the Babylonian exile...
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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
Aliyah
Aliyah is the immigration of Jews to the Land of Israel . It is a basic tenet of Zionist ideology. The opposite action, emigration from Israel, is referred to as yerida . The return to the Holy Land has been a Jewish aspiration since the Babylonian exile...
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 economic aid for immigrants from Argentina and Uruguay. Although the Argentine economy improved, Jews continue to immigrate to Israel, albeit in smaller numbers than before. Some 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 America.
External links
- Jewish Agency for Israel Aliyah from all over the world since 1948
- Argentine Jews Find Challenges as They Forge New Lives in Israel
- Aliyah From Argentina Slows As Country Digs Itself Out