Juden in Argentinien
Vorträge von Prof. Daniel Richter und Dr. Adrain Krupnik
16.12.2024
In May Prof. Dr. Daniel Richter (DAAD-Gastprofessor) and Dr. Adrian Krupnik (Tel Aviv University) held an evening on the topic jews in argentina.
Prof. Richter's lecture offered a new perspective on the rise of mass culture in Argentina during the early 20th century by putting a spotlight on the stories of Jewish entrepreneurs who immigrated from Eastern Europe to the metropolis of Buenos Aires. The focus was on the stories of two key figures: Max Glücksmann and Jaime Yankelevich, who played a crucial role in the evolution of the Argentinian film, music, and radio industries. Glücksmann’s career as Argentina's leading film distributor and Yankelevich’s activities in the globalization of radio and musical commerce both offer a unique example of how Jewish immigrants to Argentina were central to mass culture's expansion.
Dr. Krupnik's lecture examined the experience of migration and “return migration” among Argentines who have migrated to Israel and then left, undergoing at times multiple migrations. Emigration from Israel to other parts of the world has not yet received significant scholarly attention, as the subject is a sensitive one in Israeli society. Yet, thousands of Jews from all over the world have lived between two homelands, as the Israeli-Argentine case demonstrates. This study sheds light on issues of immigrant identities, belonging, and expectations.