Palabras Del Excelentisimo Señor Presidente de la Nacion Argentina General

(ARGENTINA).

Buenos Aires

1953

Juan Peron Dirigidas a la Colectividad Israelita Argentina en el Acto Realizado el dia 6 de Noviembre de 1953. Su repercusión en el Estado de Israel [on General Peron’s declaration of sympathy for the rights of Jews and for the State of Israel]Text in Spanish. Issued by the Organizacion Israelita Argentina (O.I.A).

General Peron’s accession to power raised fears among Argentina’s Jewish population due to his close association with the Fascist organization Alianza Libertadora Nacionalista. These concerns were partially dispelled by the introduction of an anti-discrimination clause into the Argentinian Constitution in 1949. On November 6th, 1953, Peron’s historic declaration of sympathy for the rights of Jews and for the State of Israel offered further security to Argentina’s Jews. However, despite these measures, anti-Semitic attacks and neo-Nazi activity continued to occur.