Between Exclusion and Empathy: Knowledge and Sentiments of Jewish Youth in Buenos Aires about the “Jewish Community” in Argentina’s Collective Memory of the Dictatorship (1976-1983)

Authors

Rachel Colson, Macalester CollegeFollow

Document Type

Honors Project

Abstract

Argentina has been considered a vanguard in engaging collective memory to confront violations of human rights during the 1976-1983 dictatorship. However, this memory often omits the experience of the Jewish community during these years, although its members faced increased persecution in military detention centers. Conflicting perspectives from within the Jewish community as well as the recent politics of President Javier Milei further complicate contemporary memory. Given these dynamics, how do current Jewish youth in Buenos Aires understand and relate to collective memory? What do they perceive as the most important aspects and outcomes of different forms of remembering? Semi-structured qualitative interviews with Jewish youth in Buenos Aires illuminate both the shortcomings and prospects of Argentine national memory.

Recommended Citation

Colson, Rachel, "Between Exclusion and Empathy: Knowledge and Sentiments of Jewish Youth in Buenos Aires about the “Jewish Community” in Argentina’s Collective Memory of the Dictatorship (1976-1983)" (2024). International Studies Honors Projects. 43.
https://digitalcommons.macalester.edu/intlstudies_honors/43