List of Argentine Jews

The history of the Jews in Latin America began with seven sailors arriving in Christopher Columbus' 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 and Mexico. The following is a list of some prominent Argentine Jews:

Ernesto Acher, musician-humorist, former member of the group Les Luthiers^{[citation needed]}
Marcos Aguinis, journalist / writer ^[1]
Emilia Attias, model/actress (half jewish)
José Alperovich, governor of the Tucumán Province ^[2]
Héctor Babenco, film director (Argentinian-born) ^[3]
Daniel Barenboim, conductor and pianist ^[4]
Tania Bíder revolutionary fighter ^[5]
Marcelo Birmajer, writer ^[6]
Laszlo Biro, inventor of the ballpoint pen ^[7]
Jácobo Bolbochán, chess player^{[citation needed]}
Julio Bolbochán, chess player^{[citation needed]}
Mauricio Borensztein (better known as Tato Bores), comedian
Daniel Burman (1973 - ) filmmaker^[8]
Israel Adrián Caetano, film director^{[citation needed]}
Sergio Chejfec, writer^{[citation needed]}
Mario Davidovsky, composer^[9]
Ariel Dorfman, playwright^[10]
Alicia Dujovne Ortiz, writer (Jewish father)
Giora Feidman, klezmer musician[2]
Movsas Feigins, chess player^{[citation needed]}
José Pablo Feinmann philosopher [3]
Rubén Felgaer, chess player^{[citation needed]}
Daniel Filmus Ex Argentinian Education Minister
Paulino Frydman, chess player^{[citation needed]}
Juan Gelman, poet^{[citation needed]}
Alberto Gerchunoff, writer^[11]
Max Glücksmann, pioneer of the Argentinian music and film industries^[12]
Osvaldo Golijov, classical composer^[13]
Guillermo Israilevich, soccer player of Israeli National Team (Jewish Father)
Martín Jaite, former tennis player^{[citation needed]}
Guido Kaczka, actor, show host
Mauricio Kagel, classical composer
Daniel Katz, mayor of Mar del Plata^{[citation needed]}
León Klimovsky, film director^{[citation needed]}
Martín Kohan, writer, literary critic
Matilde Kusminsky Richter, wife of the famous writer Ernesto Sábato
Alejandro Lerner, singer/composer^{[citation needed]}
Miguel Lifschitz, mayor of Rosario (Jewish Father) ^{[citation needed]}
Cecilia Lincovsky, better known as Cipe Lincovsky, actress^[14]
César Milstein, immunologist, Nobel prize^[15]
Marcos Mundstock, musician-humorist of the group Les Luthiers^{[citation needed]}
Miguel Najdorf, chess player^{[citation needed]}
Gastón Needleman, chess player^{[citation needed]}
Carlos Núñez Cortés, musician-humorist of the group Les Luthiers^{[citation needed]}
Alicia Partnoy, writer
Raquel Partnoy, painter^[16]
José Pekerman, former soccer player, former national team coach
Jorge Pelikán, chess player
Melina Petriella, actress
Alejandra Pizarnik, poet^{[citation needed]}
Isaias Pleci, chess player^{[citation needed]}
Julio Popper, engineer and colonizer of Tierra del Fuego, from Romania.^{[citation needed]}
Daniel Rabinovich, musician-humorist of the group Les Luthiers
Pablo Rosenberg, musician
Ariel Rot, musician ^{[citation needed]}
Cecilia Roth, actress ^{[citation needed]}
Jaime José Rotman, soccer player^{[citation needed]}
Jorge Federico Sábato, Argentinian Education Minister 1987-1989 (Jewish Mother)
Lalo Schifrin, composer^{[citation needed]}
Aaron Schwartzman, chess player^{[citation needed]}
Samuel Schweber, chess player^{[citation needed]}
Ana María Shua, writer^[17]
Gerardo Sofovich, actor / producer
Hugo Sofovich, director / producer
Ariel Sorin, chess player^{[citation needed]}
Juan Pablo Sorín, soccer player^[18]
Coti Sorokin, songwriter / musician / composer^{[citation needed]}
Ana Maria Stekelman, Tango choreographer^{[citation needed]}
Adrián Suar, actor / TV producer,
Federico Ast, economist, philosopher and journalist
Jorge Telerman, Ex mayor of Buenos Aires
Jacobo Timmerman, journalist
Bernardo Verbitsky, novelist^[11]
Horacio Verbitsky, journalist^[11]
Bernardo Wexler, chess player^{[citation needed]}
Mirta Wons, actress, comedian
Romina Yan, actress, screenwriter (Jewish father)
Gustavo Yanklevich, director

Tomás Abraham, philosopher
Gabriela Acher, comedian ^[19]
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 the Inter-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
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 of Buenos 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, scriptwriter

Footnotes

^ Marcos Aguinis: un hombre del renacimiento
^ Por primera vez un gobernador jura su cargo sobre la Torá Hebrea
^ Héctor Babenco: el argentino renegado
^ Baremboim: un genio comprometido con la paz en Oriente Medio
^ Tania - Haydee Tamara Bunke Bider
^ Dogma Birmajer: Entrevista al prolífico escritor
^ BOLIGRAFO.-Inventado por el Periodista judío, de origen húngaro, Laszlo y Geor Biro.
^ Taylor, Ella (2006-12-22). "What, Him Worry? (Why Yes, Actually)". LA Weekly. Retrieved 2006-12-22. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
^ BMOP :: Boston Connection :: Program Notes
^ http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_go2101/is_200409/ai_n7632845
^ ^a ^b ^c [1]
^ Who's Who of Victorian Cinema
^ Osvaldo Golijov: Biography
^ Template:Es icon Template:PDFlink
^ César Milstein, 1927-2002
^ The Tribu of Dina: A Jewish Women Anthology by Irena Klepfisz & Melanie Kaye
^ The Book of Memories (Paperback) by Ana Maria Shua. Book Description
^ Template:Es icon Pekerman y el capítán, Juan Pablo Sorín, "son los israelitas del mundial"
^ Marcos Aguinis: un hombre del renacimiento

[1] Marcos Aguinis: un hombre del renacimiento

[2] Por primera vez un gobernador jura su cargo sobre la Torá Hebrea

[3] Héctor Babenco: el argentino renegado

[4] Baremboim: un genio comprometido con la paz en Oriente Medio

[5] Tania - Haydee Tamara Bunke Bider

[6] Dogma Birmajer: Entrevista al prolífico escritor

[7] BOLIGRAFO.-Inventado por el Periodista judío, de origen húngaro, Laszlo y Geor Biro.

[Burman1-8] Taylor, Ella (2006-12-22). "What, Him Worry? (Why Yes, Actually)". LA Weekly. Retrieved 2006-12-22. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

[9] BMOP :: Boston Connection :: Program Notes

[10] ttp://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_go2101/is_200409/ai_n7632845

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[12] Who's Who of Victorian Cinema

[13] Osvaldo Golijov: Biography

[14] Template:Es icon Template:PDFlink

[15] César Milstein, 1927-2002

[16] The Tribu of Dina: A Jewish Women Anthology by Irena Klepfisz & Melanie Kaye

[17] The Book of Memories (Paperback) by Ana Maria Shua. Book Description

[18] Template:Es icon Pekerman y el capítán, Juan Pablo Sorín, "son los israelitas del mundial"

[19] Marcos Aguinis: un hombre del renacimiento

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