there are a lot of jewish people here

Posted by Ryan (Buenos Aires, Argentina) on 14 August 2007 in Architecture.

...so it makes sense that there is a giant synagogue right in the downtown area. It's really quite nice (not accessible to the public, though). I think I've posted before that Buenos Aires puts out one of the four Yiddish papers in the world and the neighbourhood we live in used be almost purely Jewish (you can still see a lot of men walking around with yamakas on their heads). Strangely, there are no Jewish restaurants, which is sad, as I would love to try some food.

It all came after World War II - Argentina remained neutral and let immigrants in afterwards - the victims and the bad guys, which sometimes made for uncomfortable living conditions. Needless to say, many of them stayed on and continue living here.

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