Anti-Semitic Argentinian authors and their cultural and political influence

In the third class of the seminar “History of Anti- Semitism”, historian Ricardo López Göttig analyzed the authors Julio Meinvielle, Hugo Wast y Walter Beveraggi Allende.

As part of the seminar “History of anti- Semitism”, historian Ricardo López Göttig held the third class, this time about “Anti-Semitic Argentinian authors and their cultural and political influence”. Among the analyzed writers were Julio Meinvielle, Hugo Wast and Walter Beveraggi Allende.

The seminar aims to further explore the kinds of stereotypes and myths which characterize a particular hatred as anti- Semitism and investigate why these lies still remain despite the efforts to combat them. The seminar includes 7 classes, which take place in the Universidad del CEMA and a guided tour through the Holocaust Museum of Buenos Aires. The classes are in charge of Ricardo López Göttig, who holds a PhD in History (Karlova University in Prague) and participated as a fellow in the International Seminar for Teachers of Yad Vashem (Holocaust – Museum) in Jerusalem, January 2008.

The classes are open to the public. Click here to access the complete programme in Spanish.