Jewish Leadership in Argentina during the Eichman Affair

Served as Vice President of DAIA, 1957-58. Discusses: background behind his election to DAIA, 1959; make up of DAIA General Assembly in Argentina; ties between DAIA in Buenos Aires and provinces; division of roles between president and vice president; funding of DAIA activities; ties between DAIA and World Jewish Congress, 'Comite', Bnei Brith, Shlesinger, embassy, OSA and AMIA; relations with Jewish community; crisis of Tubas brothers and Banco Israelita; DAIA's involvement; difficulties encountered in Jewish banks and cooperatives; funding community life; DAIA and war criminal affairs, including Mengele; contact with government officials to advance issues of war criminals; power of Jewish voice in Buenos Aires under Peron; Eichmann affair; special El-Al flight; influence of Eichmann affair on Jewish organizations in Argentina; Argentinean reaction to kidnapping; Argentinean Jews' reaction; Jews active in Radical party.