Conclusion
Naomi Meyer, a reporter of Argentine Jewry forThe American Jewish Year Book wrote in 1973 of ‘a steady decline in circumcision’ A Jewish cultural decline was also indicated by the demise ofComentano, a magazine published by the Institute Argentino Judio (affiliated with the American Jewish Committee) possessing a greater Jewish content than the AmericanCommentary Also, the Jewish community was unable to fund a chair in Judaica at the University
In 1973 only 5% of Argentine Jews purchased an Israel bond, and only 32,000 contributed toMagbit the U J A campaign The survival of Judaism, as conceded by all conversant with Argentine Jewry, is a major problem They continue to be alarmed by a growing disinterest in Judaism and the extreme apathy of the third and fourth generations
Apathy, anti-Semitism, disinterest, and radicalism may bring about a decimation of Argentine Jewry comparable to the toll taken by the Holocaust
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Liebman, S.B. Argentine jewry: ethnicity and problems. Cont Jewry 3, 5–12 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02965637
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