Argentina Remembers the Worst Massacre of Jews Since WWII
The names of streets and neighborhoods in Buenos Aires often commemorate historical events.
Most relate to its revolutionary period, like Nueve de Julio, often tagged the world’s widest avenue, for the 9th of July, Argentina’s Independence Day.
A more recent July date lingers in Argentine memory: July 18, 1994, when a car bomb ripped through AMIA — La Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina — the Jewish community center in Buenos Aires’ Abasto neighborhood.
Though the country denies involvement, Iran has long been blamed for the incident, which was Argentina’s worst terror attack.
Every year, the event is commemorated with a ceremony in front of the since reconstructed and now heavily fortified AMIA.
This year with the true anniversary on Shabbat, the Jewish holy day, it was held the morning of Friday, July 17.
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