June 21: 2 major tragic Jewish cases on this Gregorian calendar day. למספרם
June 21, 1962
י”ט סיון תשכ”ב
Graciela Sirota, 19 years old Jewish student brutally attacked, cigarettes burned on her, swastikas carved on her body by nazi gang TACUARA in Argentina with a message that it was revenge for eliminating Adolf Eichmann y.s. Many protested, Jews and non Jews. Shops closed posting: “closed as protest nazi aggressions”. Students mobilized.
Some 5 months later, this Nazi group was saluted and praised by United Arab Republic’s rep. in the U.N. Ahmad Shukairy (Shukeiri, Shuqairy – prayed during WW2 for Hitler’s victory and Britain’s loss and was former aide to Hitler’s ally the Mufti al-Hussein y.s.) And a bit over a year passed since he invented (Oct. 17, 1961) the apartheid slur on Israel without explanation, but using the condemnation momentum in UN against South Africa to tarnish Israel by comparing it to S.A. He later on, May-1964 became PLO’s first chairman.
For historical facts: That was about 6 years before the 1967 war and about 41 years before the anti-terror barrier erected.
Notes:
On Graciela Sirota:
Richard S. Levy: ‘Antisemitism: A Historical Encyclopedia of Prejudice and Persecution,’ Volume 1. p.697
Beatrice D Gurwitz: ‘Argentine Jews in the age of Revolt…’, 2016, p.53
On first historic (apartheid slur) comparison, by Shukairy:
Y. Oron: ‘Middle East Record,’ volume 2, 1961, p.188
Shukairy aide to Hitler’s ally Mufti:
Congressional Record: proceeding and debates… Vol.107, part 24, US Congress
Shukayri admitting praying with his friends for Hitler’s victory.:
E. Kedurie: ‘Arabic Political Mmoires’, 1964, p.189
‘Encounter,’ vol. 39, p.76. S. Spencer, Irving Kristol, 1972
Shukairy’ salute to Tacuara:
“Recall of Arab Delegate from U.N. is Sought; ‘saluted’ Tacuara”, JTA, Dec.3.1962
“Chile Rebukes Arab Delegate at UN for ‘saluting’ Tacuara Group.” JTA, December 4, 1962
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21 June, 1964
י”א תמוז תשכ”ד
The KKK y.s. murder of African American Chaney, with the two young Jews, Schwerner and Goodman, while they tried to help African-Americans in their civil rights.