News Argentina sees spike in anti-Semitic incidents Facebook Twitter Email SMS WhatsApp Share By J. Correspondent | May 18, 2007 buenos aires | A Hitler poster displayed at a parking lot on the outskirts of Buenos Aires. Anti-Semitic graffiti in a provincial public school. Swastika T-shirts sold at a national beer celebration. Anti-Jewish chants by fans at soccer stadiums. A threat to turn a schoolboy into soap. These were among the incidents detailed and analyzed in a comprehensive annual report on anti-Semitism in Argentina prepared by the Center for Social Studies, an investigative institute of the DAIA Jewish political umbrella group. The 454-page report, presented May 2 at the National Book Fair, showed a 36 percent rise in anti-Semitic incidents last year. In all, the center counted 586 anti-Semitic events, 213 more than in 2005. The total in 2006 represented a marked rise from 1998 to 2004, when fewer than 200 incidents were reported each year. Most of the incidents — 67 percent — were graffiti. Media editorials and other public expressions also were highlighted. Marisa Braylan, the author of the study, said 2006 “might be remembered as the year of a relevant anti-Semitic reappearance in Argentina,” much of it sparked by last summer’s war between Israel and Hezbollah. J. Correspondent Also On J. Bay Area How local Jewish orgs are helping Ukrainian and Afghan refugees find jobs Sports No Yom Kippur dilemma for MLB players this year, but Joc comes close Books Buzzy novel ‘Whalefall’ offers modern spin on Book of Jonah Politics Bibi to face divided, aggrieved American Jewish community in N.Y. Subscribe to our Newsletter Enter Email Sign Up