Buenos Aires' Pogrom

Sun 7 Dec, 2 pm. 1021 West Street, Amherst, 01002. Laura Sheppard-Brick, 413-256-4900, yiddish@bikher.org. 6.00. National Yiddish Book Center - [events]

Sunday, December 7th - Film During the "Tragic Week" of 1919, Argentinian soldiers and vigilante groups murdered more than 100 striking immigrant workers, including Jewish citizens, in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Once. Director Herman Szwarcbart's 2007 documentary tries to make sense of this tragic episode. (70 minutes; Spanish & Yiddish w/ English subtitles) 2p.m. Cost: $6