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April 11, 1961 marked the beginning of the trial against Adolf Eichmann in Jerusalem. In the course of the trial, the world came face to face with the reality of the Holocaust or what the Nazis called the “final solution of the Jewish problem” – the killing of 6 million people. Newspapers around the world published thousands of articles about Eichmann and his role in the Holocaust. But what none of the international journalists touched upon was probably the most intriguing aspect of Eichmann’s story: the way in which he, the bureaucrat of the Holocaust, managed to escape justice soon after the war and flee to Argentina.
The prominent philosopher Hannah Arendt, who closely followed the trial in Israel, was one of those who wondered why Eichmann’s escape never attracted more international attention. In her famous book Eichmann in Jerusalem she wrote “the trial authorities, for various reasons, had decided not to admit any testimony covering the time after the close of the war.” It seems that there was a conscious effort to restrict the dissemination of information on how Eichmann managed to escape to Argentina. This part of his story was to remain largely a secret, which took historians more than fifty years to uncover.
We now know what the Israeli authorities kept hidden during the Eichmann trial: the involvement of Vatican circles, Western intelligence services, various governments and the International Committee of the Red Cross in the escape of Eichmann and thousands of other Nazis, war criminals, and Holocaust perpetrators. A picture has emerged that raises many uncomfortable questions. It is clear that the agencies involved knew exactly what they were doing, but were able to justify the decisions they made and the actions they took with the Cold War. After all, as the Third Reich lay in ruins, the only enemy left for the Western Powers was the communist Soviet Union. In the eyes of the Catholic Church, communism was a ‘godless, deadly enemy’, even worse than Nazism.
After laying low in Germany for several years, in 1950 Adolf Eichmann decided to immigrate to Argentina. He used a tried route through Italy, where he acquired a new identity as Riccardo Klement, a South Tyrolean from Bolzano, and a travel document from the Red Cross. In Italy he was helped by the Vatican Aid Commission for Refugees, in cooperation with a small group of catholic priests, former SS comrades and some Argentinean officials. The ease with which he reached Argentina was also the result of Western intelligence services, such as the CIA and the German BND, turning a blind eye to where Eichmann was hiding. Research suggests that they knew of his new identity as Riccardo Klement, but ignored the information. But why would the Israeli government be so careful not to reveal any of this during Eichmann’s trial? The true reasons are unclear, but it is possible that Israelis simply did not want to embarrass governments and institutions who were now their allies.
Riccardo Klement’s life on the run came to an abrupt end in May 1960, when he was kidnapped by Israeli government agents just outside of his home in Buenos Aires and taken to Jerusalem: “I, the undersigned, Adolf Eichmann, hereby declare out of my own free will that since now my true identity has been revealed, I see clearly that it is useless to try and escape judgment any longer.” Eichmann had to stand trial and in the process the world came to know the horrible details about the treatment of Jews in Nazi Germany, from their forced emigration to centrally- planned industrialized genocide. But the world had to wait 50 years longer to finally learn the truth about how some of the worst Holocaust perpetrators fled justice and who were the institutions helping them do it.
When I was about nine or ten years old, I used to spend the weekends with my grandmother.Every Saturday afternoon, we would watch a TV show called Grandes valores del tango (roughly translated as "Best Tango Talents”).The show featured well-known tango singers, performing with a live orchestra, and was presented by a very annoying host.Watching this program was torture.On the other hand, my grandmother Carmen had such a great time.She knew and sang all the lyrics.At the time, I thought how it is possible that she likes these tango songs so much when they are so boring and sad.I would sit in front of the TV and try to find something enjoyable about this show, but it was useless.I just wasn’t ready to tango.
Later, in high school, one day in my history class, my teacher brought in so
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When I think of going on vacation, I imagine relaxing and enjoying myself. What’s most important, I don’t want to be rushed. However, every time I visit Argentina, I feel more like I’m going on a very short business trip.I have to be able to meet with all my friends and family. If I don’t see them all by the end of my trip, I feel terribly guilty. Mission accomplished! My trip was a success. I saw my friends and family, and I had a great time. Below, I have included the most important highlights and pictures of my favorite places to see in Córdoba.
Plaza San Martin, the main square located in downtown Córdoba.
After a 13-hour trip, I arrived in Córdoba, Argentina. I stayed at my sister’s apartment in Nueva Córdoba near the downtown area. In the 1900s, this part of the city was home to the wealthiest and most traditional families in Córdoba. Today, due to its proximity to Ciudad Universitaria (University Campus) and the increasing number of buildings constructed in this district, the majority of people living here are students.
View of Hipolito Irigoyen Avenue in Nueva Córdoba district, featuring modern buildings combined with Eighteenth Century architecture.
Phew. I’ve made it through the first week as blog editor, and I have to tell you: I’ve enjoyed every minute! Thanks so much for all your comments, retweets, likes, etc. New York has been sweltering, but editing OUPBlog has made me feel soooo cool. (Bad wordplay? Yes it was.) Remember to keep up with emeritus blog editor Rebecca Ford on Twitter @FordBecca! Below are some items that caught my attention this week.
Live in NYC? Not doing anything at 10:17 tonight? Ride the W train for the last time.
This fish is pretty ugly, but also pretty awesome.
NOAA has released a near-real-time map of the Gulf oil spill relief efforts.
Yeah, agree some nice animation and designs. I particularly like the giant cat :)
Maybe a wee bit too random in the plot department for my liking but still good.
MellisTuck said, on 9/26/2009 9:50:00 AM
I really liked this as well. I especially enjoyed the sound effect choices, there were a lot of recognizable video game sound clips used which definitely helped set a fun mood.
I've been living every day with my head in Buenos Aires, a city I've never visited, as I'm deep in revisions for my novel LIFE, AFTER. Part of my research has been watching news footage on YouTube of the bombing of the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina (A.M.I.A) building on July 18th, 1994, as it figures heavily into the background of my story.
So it was really eeiry and horrifying to read about the attempted bomb plots against two Riverdale synagogues. Fortunately, good intelligence and police work (note: not water boarding, but good intelligence and police work) foiled the plot and saved innocent lives.
I’m enjoying the work of Argentinian children’s illustrator Poly Bernatene (blog here). Such wonderful textures! And, though I can’t read Spanish, if the email I received with a link to his work is to be believed, it’s all created in Photoshop (with a healthy dose of scanned-in textures, I’m certain).
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Guillermo Martinez gives fresh meaning to the term "love triangle" in his story-within-a-story novel that also illustrates the bad end that comes of an old fart fantasizing about a younger woman.
Such reverie is second nature to a pair of Buenos Aires writers who hire the same fresh-faced young woman to whom each dictates a current novel.
The unnamed narrator of this work, ably translated by Sonia Soto, is a late-twenties writer with an injured hand. His publisher recommends Luciana, the eighteen year old clerk employed by Kloster, a reclusive and admired writer, who will be out of the country for the month of the writer's recuperation.
The writer begins to read signals in the woman's routines. Although the writer finds the woman's skills extraordinary, he finds her body substandard. Luciana has small breasts and round hips. Martinez is acutely aware of his character's sexism, and plays it up with the writer's description of Luciana's body, "before she sat down I noticed that from the waist down she suffered from the characteristic Argentinian asymmetry, as yet only incipient, of excessive hips."
The writer's passion gets an equivocal reward. He imposes a massage on an exposed neck. When Luciana doesn't protest he continues the massage routinely. It ends in a brief kiss, and her month is up.
When Luciana returns to her previous employer, Koster, he starts a massage routine of his own. When Koster puts a move on the woman, this time she screams and rushes away. There's a lawsuit, Koster must face up to sexual harassment, pay the penalty, and Lucia go on about her life with a difficult lesson.
Martinez spins the tale through Lucia's eyes into the writer's increasingly incredulous ears. Although outlandish, the writer finds Lucia's story of murder and revenge compellingly plausible. He saw and responded to the signals Lucia sent out, a young woman experimenting with her ability to entice a man's attention. He knows what allure the demure young woman radiates.
After Lucia charges Koster with sexual harassment, Koster's wife sues for divorce and keeps the child, who then drowns in her own bathtub. Lucia is convinced Koster blames Lucia and revenges himself by killing Lucia's boyfriend, mother, father, and brother.
That is the tale crazed Lucia relates so compellingly the writer makes an appointment to interview Koster for a book based around Lucia's charges. Koster tells the same story, from his point of view. Which novel will be truer to the fact?
For added fun, just as the reader is juggling Lucia's version against Koster's version against the narrator's version, it becomes clear that we are now reading the very novel our narrator has come to thrash about with Koster.
Innocent, or guilty. Coincidence, or revenge? Is Lucia broken and wrongfully accusing the great writer of a series of horrible crimes, or is the great writer a horrid monster exacting his revenge?
Martinez creates a comedy that closes with a chilling thought. Obviously, both Koster and our narrator are a pair of sexist fools, but Lucia paid the price. And what of Lucia's young sister, the spitting image of the older sister and only sixteen. She's fallen under Koster's protection. What if Koster is the monster Lucia saw, and Valentina will be his ultimate revenge?
Academics Call For Papers
MELUS, society for the study of Multi-Ethnic Literature of the United States, is organizing two panels at MLA in 2009. As MELUS-sponsored events, these panels welcome submissions from anyone interested in the study of multi-ethnic literature and culture but require those whose proposals are accepted to be members of the society.
Panel One: Ethnicity and the Short Story
Topics include all aspects of short fiction, including the short story cycle, relating to ethnicity. 250-word abstracts and 1-2 page vitae by Mar. 25 to Wenxin Li ([email protected]).
Panel Two: American Ethnic Bestsellers
Ethnic bestsellers. Popularizing ethnic fiction through marketing, reviewing, and book clubs. Aesthetic, political, and pedagogical implications. 250-word abstracts and 1-2 page vitae by Mar. 25 to Fred Gardaphe ([email protected]).
http://webspace.ship.edu/kmlong/melus/
2009 Conference on Mesoamerica
La Bloga friend Roberto Cantu sends updated information on the Cal State LA conference,
May 15-16, 2009 Salazar Hall E184 California State University, Los Angeles
Conference Highlights
Keynote Speaker Prof. David Carrasco Founder and Director of the Mesoamerican Archive Neil L. Rudenstein Professor of the Study of Latin America Harvard University Title of Lecture: “Re-Discovering Aztlán and a Mesoamerican Odyssey: An Interpretive Journey through the Mapa de Cuauhtinchan” May 16 ***** Viewing of the film “Breaking the Maya Code” based on a book by Michael Coe with references to Tatiana Proskouriakoff’s life and work. May 15. ***** A two-hour decipherment workshop on Maya writing systems Presented by David Lebrun. May 16
The Ides will have come and gone by next Tuesday, so if your name is César, beware the Ides. Time Marches on, saving daylight from coast to coast except in certain locales.
mvs
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Bill and I went to Mendoza, Argentina this last weekend. Mendoza is the center of the wine region of Argentina, a town of around 100,000 people. Coming into it, I thought of Albuquerque, New Mexico. The whole area on the other side of the Andes as we came from Chile reminded me of the southwest.
Mendoza was very warm, a bit humid, but absolutely lovely with tree lined streets, good food (yes the steaks ARE good, but be sure to say you don't want it well done if you prefer it that way), and it's famous for being a shopper's paradise. The stores were stocked with yerba mate cups which resemble honey pots with silver straws that strain the herbs as you drink the tea. Beautiful reasonably priced leather goods are everywhere, as well as artisan stands in several areas around the main part of town. Women used fans as they walked along the streets at night, and everyone seemed well dressed. I had a bit of a fashion melt down in my denim shorts, golf shirt, anklets and tennis shoes, but I got over it.
At dinner, we were approached by several people for money, something I'm slowly getting used to. We've been approached for the same thing in Santiago, but not quite so often. There are times when they just stand there after you say no. More often, though, they put cards . . . small calendars, saints, etc. on your table and then come around to collect money, no hassle if you don't want to buy anything. We got two Gemini cards from one young girl who wasn't older than ten or eleven.
Going over the Andes was incredible . . . you need to do this. They're similar to the Sierras as they were formed by the coastal plate lifting up the contenintal plate. One passes fairly quickly through the foothills and the mountains rise very fast. No trees though except in some of the valleys. Plenty of waterfalls. We were able to sit in the front of the double decker bus on the way to Argentina and had a huge window to look out of. The bus driver was crazy, passing on curves. My husband has posted a video of what it was like on his blog. Click on Travels beneath Good Links, then go to the Transportation in Chile posting. Scroll down to the third video. (If you want to know what it's like to ride the micro (public transit buses), check out the second video.
On our way back, just before we got to customs (eat your cheese before trying to enter either country) and not ten minutes after passing Mt. Aconcagua, the highest mountain in the western hemisphere, I saw a glimpse of a condor. I thought at first it was a hang glider, and then realized what it had to be. The split second made me realize how huge these birds are. He flew so that people on the other side of the bus got a better look.
Now for the unpleasant news. Right outside of Santiago, five boys (don't know their age as I didn't see them) threw rocks at the bus. One of them hit the window across the aisle from us. Fortunately the woman sitting there saw them and ducked. Glass (safety glass) sprayed everywhere. I felt a small piece whiz by my face (I ducked as well and covered my eyes). No one was hurt, thank goodness, but it was scary. Evidently this section of the road has had problems like this . . . but so does Los Angeles, unfortunately.
Anyway, I'll let the pictures do the talking now:
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Lots of great work to see at Argentinian design firm tholon kunst - Book covers, annual reports, logos and a cow grazing on a prime patch of white space.
Moms deserve a special day all to themselves.Being a mom myself, I am probably biased, but…I believe that being a mother is the most difficult thing a woman can do & the accomplishment is something to be celebrated!
The origins of Mother’s Day have roots in the 1600s.Mothering Day as it was called in England, became an especially compassionate holiday toward the working class women. On the Sunday of Lent, servants and trade workers were allowed to travel back to their towns of origin to visit their families. Mothering Day also provided a one-day reprieve from the fasting and penance of Lent so that families across England could enjoy a sumptuous family feast — Mother was the guest of honor. Mothers were presented with cakes and flowers, as well as a visit from their beloved and distant children.
The modern day US celebration is very similar to the celebrations of the English so long ago.We shower our Mothers with flowers, greeting cards and gifts to thank them for their devotion and love.However, the Holiday is not specific to the United States and is celebrated all over the world in a number of different ways.
Argentina:During Día de la madre, young children gather their mothers together and read them poetry.
Japan:On haha no hi, families prepare traditional dishes that their mothers taught them to cook. The Japanese give their Mothers flowers (especially red carnations), scarves, handkerchiefs and handbags.
United Kingdom:The Mother’s day traditions include a gift of violet and the customarySimnel Cake, a glazed fruitcake inspired by a folk tale about a married couple, Simon and Nell. So the story goes, this pair could not decide bake or broil a cake. So in the end they did both. Thus Simnel Cake was born.
Finland:Mother’s Day is called aidipayiva and in the morning the family takes a walk, picks new flowers and makes a bouquet for their mother. A particular flower called the valkovuokko is favored.Mom is then presented with a decorated bouquet, while also being served breakfast in bed.
Sweden:Mother’s Day takes a charitable course; the Swedish Red Cross sells small plastic flowers leading up to the holiday, and the proceeds raised are given to poor mothers and their children.
This year to celebrate our wonderful Mothers in a new and different way, perhaps we can adopt a few of the unique customs that are celebrated around the world.Read a poem to your mom, bake a cake, serve her breakfast in bed, or make a charitable donation in her name.Take it from someone who knows, she will appreciate the originality and thought that is put into making Mother’s Day such a special and wonderful day of celebration!
Lisa Smith has a BA in Psychology & is the Owner/CEO of Regionz Kidz, a multi-cultural infant & toddler clothing line featuring ethnically diverse characters and designs.She publishes a blog on her website http://www.regionzkidz.com that discusses cultural diversity & children & is a frequent guest blogger on other blogs and websites regarding parenting and children’s issues. She is also a monthly contributor to Educated Mommy Magazine.
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My kids are spending the week their dad, and with my tax bill and the economy being what they are, the Webmeister and I are having a vacation chez moi. He's brought down both of his dogs, so it's just the two of us and the three dogs at home for the holiday. We sat on the sofa on Friday evening after the kids left just listening to the quiet, which was so loud it was almost palpable.
I told the Webmeister how glad I was that he was there with me, because when I was on my own, those transition nights were the absolute worst. After a few days I'd get used to the quiet and start to enjoy the ability to go out without having to worry about a sitter, but that first night was always hell.
Anyway, the dogs are hilarious. Benny is following Hank's dog Roxy around like...well, like a devoted puppy. Roxy is the chief squirrel catcher and Benny trots along after her as her faithful apprentice, trying to learn all the tricks of the trade.
Here's Benny in a rather interesting rest pose on the sofa - with Roxy's little face peeping out from behind the pillow.
Yesterday we went to see the U2 in 3D movie on the IMAX screen in Nyack. I've never managed to see U2 live and this just whet my appetite to so even more such that I've now determined that next time they tour I will pay anything to get a ticket. If you even remotely like U2 you should go see this move - the technology is so cool.
And...how Twilight Zone is this? The concert was filmed in Buenos Aires. And the new book I'm working on is set in...Buenos Aires! (At least part of it is, anyway...cue TZ music)
I've been catching up on some good book reading too.
The Ministry of Special Cases - Nathan Englander part of my Argentina research brilliant book and I was fascinated (and somewhat heartened, given my lack of research budget) to read an interview with Englander that he didn't go to Buenos Aires until after he'd written the book yet he'd created this really true atmosphere. At least it seemed true to me, as someone whose never been there.
Away - Amy Bloom I loved this book until the last few chapters, and then I felt really let down by it. I'm not sure why. Anyone else read it who wants to have a discussion?
Netflix Film Watching
Sydney White - Enjoyable fun on my mother/daughter queue. What's not to like when it's got Amanda Bynes in it?
The Third Man - Classic on the Webmeister/me queue. Joseph Cotten and a thin, pre-Gallo Hearty Chablis Orson Welles work their magic in the rain-soaked streets of post-war Vienna. Shadows play a major part.Cinematography is superb.
Jenkins, Emily. 2007. What Happens On Wednesdays. Illustrated by Lauren Castillo.
While I loved the illustrations on What Happens on Wednesdays, I wasn't blown away by the text. The book is about a girl's sense of patterns or rituals. She doesn't keep track of time by looking at a clock. She makes sense of her world by sorting out how things fit into her daily routine--"what happens after lunch, after nap, after swimming, after the library" etc. While I can understand the concept, it was a bit confusing for me as well. The part that confused me was that the child kept referring over and over to the fact that "today was not a kissing day" and I just didn't know why. Does the child not like to be affectionate with her parents at all? If every day is "no kissing day" why make a big deal about it. And if the "no kissing day" is only one day a week, why have it? It's not like the parents stop hugging or kissing their daughter on 'no kissing day.' It just seemed silly. The overall concept is that a child is creating a "sensory" map of their neighborhood, of their life. What do they see, hear, smell, taste, touch in the process of a normal day. The book was fine in my opinion. It wasn't outstandingly great, but it wasn't bad. Just average. What I enjoyed most of all were the illustrations. I thought those were great.
Yaccarino, Dan. 2007. Every Friday.
I loved this book. Absolutely loved it. It is about family rituals. In particular it is about a father-son weekly ritual of having breakfast together at a local diner. Rituals are important in life. I think they are always important, but routine can be a great thing for a kid. This ritual starts with getting up extra-early, walking through the neighborhood to the diner, and eating pancakes. The text is simple. It doesn't need to be complex or wordy. Friday is my favorite day. Every friday, Dad and I leave the house early. Even if it is cold, snowing, sunny, or raining. There is beauty in simplicity. I loved the text. Loved it. But I loved the illustrations as well.
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That’s a really nice animation!
Yeah, agree some nice animation and designs. I particularly like the giant cat :)
Maybe a wee bit too random in the plot department for my liking but still good.
I really liked this as well. I especially enjoyed the sound effect choices, there were a lot of recognizable video game sound clips used which definitely helped set a fun mood.