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JDC’s work in Argentina centered on the organization and training of Jewish communal leaders. These steps included a pilot project for community center work and a director’s course to train young professionals in social service. JDC also provided assistance for a coordinating body of social service agencies, for rabbinical seminaries, and for scholarships to professionals training overseas for communal service in Argentina. In the realm of education, JDC supported projects of the Board of Jewish Education, as well as a variety of Jewish education programs for children, young adults, and community groups.

As part of an outreach effort to revitalize small, isolated Jewish communities in the interior regions of Argentina, JDC helped develop a regional outreach program for Jewish families anxious to curtail high rates of assimilation in partnership with FACCMA (Argentine Federation of Maccabi Community Centers) and the Vaad Hakehilot (Federation of Argentine Jewish Communities), using Cordoba as the project’s hub. This program provided informal Jewish education opportunities for both children and adults.