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Search for Identity 167 important, the cattle herdsmen or gauchos. Often illiterate, practicing a version of Catholicism riddled with superstition and anti-Semitism, the gauchos loomed as romantic characters worthy of imitation by Jews. They were physically strong, skillful, and possessed a straight- forward sense of justice which was comprehensive if simplistic. More- over, the Jews believed them to be representative of the dominant Argentine culture. Gerchunoff depicts threats to communal life caused by coexistence with the native population. In one chapter, Ismael Rudman's daughter runs away with Remigio, a non-Jew, causing grief and consternation to her family. Rabbi Abrahan and Rabbi Zacarias discuss the "trage- dy." They should have expected it, they say, for the girl lit a fire on the Sabbath and ate nonkosher food. The two rabbis see Rudman7s daughter as a portent of things to come. "
I 68 American Jewish Archives Christians, and the novel's narrator. Duglach was almost as well- versed in Argentine folklore as in Hebraic tradition. He admired the gauchos, regarding them as similar to the ancient Hebrews. He retold both Argentine and Jewish stories. "Soy un gaucho judio" ["I am a Jewish gaucho"] he would repeat proudly (p. 82). Dr. Yarcho refuses a lucrative practice in the city in order to treat country people, both Jew- ish and Christian. Though not very religious, he is praised by all as "hundamente judio" and "un gran gaucho" ["deeply Jewish and a great gaucho"] (p. 110). Duglach and Yarcho, rather than Jacobo his alter ego, are Gerchunoff's model Jews. Through them he shows his belief that a close affinity of spirit existed between the Jews and the native Argentineans. The implication is that this natural understanding can be exploited for the benefit of both groups. Gerchunoff's portray- al is upbeat, confident, and hopeful. Char Tiempo Writing in 193 3, the playwright and poet CCsar Tiempo dramatized a Jewish community in Buenos Aires that had been integrated into Argentine society. Tiempo (born Israel Zeitlin) was prominent in Jew- ish affairs and the author of several volumes of devotional poetry." His play El teatro soy yo [I am the theater] was written for a general rather than a specifically Jewish audience.' What makes Tiempo's work sig- nificant is that he obviously felt secure enough in Argentina, in 1933, to present Jews to the public in an unfavorable and even burlesque manner. He creates a group of stock types. Jeremias Jobman (Tiempo is not subtle in his choice of names), for example, is depicted as a wealthy, ill-tempered miser. Myriam Sambation rose from a poor country girl in one of the Jewish settlements to become a famous and sought-after actress and playwright. Her plays, written on Jewish themes, have won her acclaim from the general public, but she is self- indulgent and overly critical of others. Dr. Lindberg is a respected phy- sician who spends his free time working for Jewish charities. Salmonovich is an accountant. For the most part, the Jewish characters in this play have had great economic success. These upwardly mo- bile Jews support institutions such as the Jewish Agency and the Sociedad Hebraica. This is not to say that the situation is perfect. Intermarriage is
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