From the Archives: Judith Friendenberg on “The Invention of the Jewish Gaucho”


This event, held as part of the Hyman S. and Freda Bernstein Jewish Literary Festival, was recorded live at the Embassy of Argentina on October 22, 2010.

Judith Friedenberg speaks about her book The Invention of the Jewish Gaucho: Villa Clara and the Construction of Argentine Identity.

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  1. Recent WashPost story about what appears to be the end of this community and way of life:
    http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/jewish-gaucho-tradition-fades-in-argentina/2011/06/20/AGUSBoiH_story.html

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