León Dujovne
Argentinian journalist
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| Intro | Argentinian journalist | |
| Places | Argentina | |
| was | Journalist | |
| Work field | Journalism | |
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| Birth | 15 November 1898 | |
| Death | 16 January 1984Buenos Aires (aged 85 years) |
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Biography
León Dujovne (15 November 1898 – 16 January 1984) was an Argentine writer, philosopher, essayist and journalist.
Early life
Dujovne was born to Ukrainian-Jewish parents in the village of Kurilovich, near the small town of Mohyliv-Podilskyi (Vinnytsia Oblast), on the border with Bessarabia (Moldova). At the age of one, his parents emigrated to Argentina; the family settled in Basavilbaso, Entre Ríos, one of the several Jewish colonies founded by Baron Maurice de Hirsch in the province.
Notable works
- El judaísmo como cultura. Buenos Aires: Ediciones Nueva Presencia, 1980.