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*[[Israel Emigration and Immigration]] – Wiki page with additional larger databases which also include Argentinians | *[[Israel Emigration and Immigration]] – Wiki page with additional larger databases which also include Argentinians | ||
====Israel Background==== | |||
*Argentine Jewish immigration to Israel has been, and still is, the largest and most significant migratory flow from South America. This is because Argentina has one of the largest Jewish communities in the world. Because of this, many Jewish Argentines are able to make aliyah and become Israeli citizens through the Law of Return. The Argentine community in Israel is about 50,000 people, although some estimates put the figure at 70,000, making it one of the fastest growing groups in the country. | |||
*Since the establishment of the State of Israel there has been an Argentine Jewish migratory flow to Israel although this flow has fluctuated over time. | |||
*Argentina has maintained long and stable relations with Israel. The South American nation was always opened to immigrants, and Jews were no exception to this except for a brief period when Jewish immigration was banned. Despite this, thousand of Jews entered Argentina and made it their home. | |||
*It was not until the '''1976 Argentine coup d'état''' when a large number of Jews fled the country in search of safety. | |||
*The number of Argentine Jews emigrating to Israel greatly increased throughout the period of the Dirty War. Many of them settled permanently in Israel while others returned to Argentina after the fall of the junta. | |||
*Many Jewish Argentines choose Israel as an alternative to settle due to political and economic instability that has rocked Argentina in recent decades. | |||
*It was during the Argentine crisis of 2001 when Israel saw the largest number of olim from the South American country. | |||
*The 1992 attack on the Israeli embassy and the 1994 bombing of the Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires also helped create an impetus for Jews to emigrate. | |||
*There is a significant number of non-Jewish Argentines, having, or being married to somebody who has, at least one Jewish grandparent, who choose Israel as their new home, either permanently or temporarily.<ref>"Argentines in Israel", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentine_Jews_in_Israel, accessed 11 May 2021.</ref> | |||
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