The DAIA, central representative body of Argentine Jewry, called on all Jews in Argentina to participate fully as citizens in next Sunday’s national elections, the first since the overthrow of the Peronist regime. It urged all Jews to be “aware of the importance” of their ballot and to thus participate in restoring the country to normalcy.
Noting that it was the only Jewish body in the country authorized to speak for the Jewish community, the DAIA reiterated its traditional position that every Jew had the right and the obligation to vote for any candidate of his choice. The statement stressed that Jewry as such did not participate in polities.
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