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and non-Jews, affected by the
country's economic crisis.
The seven men and two women
in Inspiracion used to meet on
occasion at tango shows and on
concert tours in downtown Buenos
Aires and Europe, even sometimes
at a Jewish center where they were
members.

PLO NCIA. ARBISER
Jewish Viegraphic Agency

Buenos Aires
ince the late 19th century,
Jewish immigrants in
Argentina have had a love
affair with the tango.
From playing guitar, piano and
accordion to writing music, singing
and •dancing, Jews have had a close
tie to the tango music
that was then emerging
in the Buenos Aires area.
For many, tango simply
provided the possibility
of work.
The Jewish contribu
tion to tango's develop-
ment was so rich that
South American tango
researchers wrote a book
about it.
Now, nine Argentine
Jews have formed a new
tango group to honor
these roots. The group,
The first Argentine Jewish tango orchestra,
Inspiracion, the first
Inspiracion, debuts at a concert in Buenos Aires on
Argentine Jewish tango
April
2003.
orchestra, made its
debut at an April 30
Now they see each other regularly.
concert in Buenos Aires sponsored
For Andres Linetzky, the orches-
by I3'nai B'rith and the Holocaust
tra's director and pianist,
Foundation.
Inspiracion holds special meaning:
Businessman Segisinundo
A month afterviolinist Jose
Holzman came up with the idea of
Linetzky,
Andres'
ndres' grandfather
creating a group of Argentine
arrived in Argentina =from Eastern '
Jewish musicians to perform tango
Europe in the early 1920s, he
around the world.
found work in a traditional tango
"The purpose of this orchestra
orchestra.
now is to give something back to
Musicians used to playing
the community," said Veronica
kleznier music "adapted fast to
Holzman, Holzman's daughter,
tango," said Andres Linetzky, 28.
who also is involved in the project.
"This project is to honor those
Not everyone welcomed the idea.
people and to give back to
One Jewish grandmother of 63 —
Argentina what the country gave to
who preferred not to publish her
immigrants."
name — said she saw nothing
As the pianist for the municipal
inherently Jewish about the group,
city orchestra and a member of the
except for one instrumental song
group Vale Tango, Linetzky spends
called "Zeide."
long periods traveling.
"This is purely commercial," she
He started studying music at age
said. "They perform tango; the
6. He was almost an adult when he
show has nothing related to
changed his music conservatory
Judaism. It's like creating a group
studies from jazz to tango.
of Jewish dentists."
"My soul is tango; I am tango,"
In addition to making money,
Inspiracion's musicians hope to
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