La Tablada Israelite Cemetery
{{Short description|Jewish cemetery in La Tablada, Argentina}}
{{Infobox cemetery
| name = La Tablada Israelite Cemetery
| native_name = Cementerio Israelita de La Tablada
| image = Cementerio Tablada parte vieja 1.jpg
| imagesize = 200
| caption = "Old Part" of the cemetery
| map_type = Argentina Buenos Aires City
| map_caption = Location within Greater Buenos Aires
| established = 1936
| country = Argentina
| location = La Tablada, Buenos Aires
| coordinates = {{coord|34|41|14|S|58|31|33|W|region:AR-DF|display=inline}}
| type = Jewish
| style =
| owner = Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina
| size =
| graves = +150,000
| interments =
| leases =
| website =
| findagraveid= 1773307
| embedded =
}}
The La Tablada Israelite Cemetery ({{langx|es|Cementerio Israelita de La Tablada}}), also known simply as the La Tablada Cemetery, is a Jewish cemetery located in the city of La Tablada, in the Greater Buenos Aires conurbation of Argentina. It was established in 1936 and is operated by the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina (AMIA).
Housing over 150,000 graves, it is the largest Jewish cemetery in Latin America.{{cite web|url=http://www.amia.org.ar/index.php/news/default/show/news/735|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161027055801/http://www.amia.org.ar/index.php/news/default/show/news/735|website=amia.org.ar|title=Cementerio de Tablada: un lugar único, una responsabilidad de todos|date=24 May 2012|archive-date=27 October 2016|language=es}}
Vandalism
La Tablada Cemetery has been subject to frequent vandalism, often of anti-semitic nature. In 1999, 62 headstones were damaged on the eve of Yom Kippur.{{cite news|url=https://www.rionegro.com.ar/profanaron-el-cementerio-judio-de-la-tablada-JGHRN199909201928990920/|work=Diario Río Negro|title=Profanaron el cementerio judío de La Tablada|date=20 September 1999|access-date=22 August 2022|language=es}} In 2021, over 100 headstones were smashed, echoing a similar vandalic event in 2009.{{cite news|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/more-than-100-headstones-smashed-at-jewish-cemetery-in-ar|work=Times of Israel|last=Liphshiz|first=Cnaan|title=More than 100 headstones smashed at Jewish cemetery in Argentina|date=9 September 2021|access-date=22 August 2022}} In 2022, over 300 plaques were stolen and a monument in remembrance of the 1994 AMIA bombing was damaged.{{cite news|url=https://www.tiempoar.com.ar/informacion-general/robaron-mas-de-300-placas-del-cementerio-de-la-tablada-y-danaron-un-monumento-a-victimas-del-atentado-a-la-amia/|work=Tiempo Argentino|title=Robaron más de 300 placas del cementerio de La Tablada y dañaron un monumento a víctimas del atentado a la AMIA|date=10 January 2022|access-date=22 August 2022|language=es}}
Notable burials
- Pepe Eliaschev (1945–2014), journalist and writer{{cite news|url=https://www.perfil.com/noticias/columnistas/hasta-siempre-20141130-0026.phtml|work=Perfil|title=Hasta siempre|date=30 November 2014|access-date=22 August 2022|language=es}}
- Jorge Guinzburg (1949–2008), journalist and TV host{{cite news|url=https://www.lanueva.com/nota/2008-3-14-9-0-0-admiradores-y-famosos-despidieron-a-guinzburg|work=La Nueva|title=Admiradores y famosos despidieron a Guinzburg|date=14 March 2008|access-date=22 August 2022|language=es}}
- Natacha Jaitt (1978–2019), model and TV host{{cite news|url=https://www.infobae.com/teleshow/infoshow/2019/02/24/natacha-jaitt-sera-enterrada-en-el-cementerio-israelita-de-la-tablada/|work=Infobae|title=El cuerpo de Natacha Jaitt fue sepultado en el cementerio de La Tablada|date=24 February 2019|access-date=22 August 2022|language=es}}
- Miguel Najdorf (1910–1997), chess champion
- Alberto Nisman (1963–2015), lawyer and prosecutor{{cite news|url=https://www.pagina12.com.ar/242643-homenaje-a-nisman-en-el-cementerio-de-la-tablada|work=Página 12|title=Homenaje a Nisman en el cementerio de La Tablada|date=19 January 2020|access-date=22 August 2022|language=es}}
- Alejandro Romay (1927–2015), businessman and media mogul{{cite news|url=https://www.telam.com.ar/notas/201506/110418-trasladaran-los-restos-de-alejandro-romay-al-cementerio-israelita-de-la-tablada.html|archivedate=2022-08-23|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20220823001909/https://www.telam.com.ar/notas/201506/110418-trasladaran-los-restos-de-alejandro-romay-al-cementerio-israelita-de-la-tablada.html|work=Télam|title=Llevaron los restos de Romay al cementerio israelita de La Tablada|date=26 June 2015|access-date=22 August 2022|language=es}}
- Alejandra Pizarnik (1936–1972), poet and translator{{cite news|url=https://elcorreoweb.es/aladar/alejandra-pizarnik-y-su-tumba-en-la-tablada-buenos-aires-YA4165670|work=El Correo de Andalucía|title=Alejandra Pizarnik y su tumba en La Tablada (Buenos Aires)|date=16 May 2018|access-date=22 August 2022|language=es}}
- Efim Schachmeister (1894-1944), jazz violinist and conductor
- Mauro Viale (1947–2021), journalist{{cite news|url=https://www.clarin.com/espectaculos/ultimo-adios-mauro-viale-trasladan-cuerpo-cementerio-judio-tablada_0_1xPKjoimt.html|work=Clarín|title=Último adiós a Mauro Viale: trasladaron su cuerpo al cementerio de La Tablada|date=12 April 2021|access-date=22 August 2022|language=es}}
References
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External links
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- [https://amia.org.ar/sepelioscomunitarios/busqueda-de-sepulturas/ Burial search] {{in lang|es}}
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Category:1936 establishments in Argentina
Category:Jewish cemeteries in Argentina
Category:Cemeteries in Buenos Aires
Category:Jews and Judaism in Buenos Aires