José Alejandro Bernheim

José Alejandro Bernheim
Personal details
Born
Joseph Alexandre Bernheim

22 January 1822
Mulhouse, France
Died1 September 1893 (1893-10) (aged 71)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
SpouseSofia Justina Spangenberg
OccupationJournalist
ProfessionTypographer

José Alejandro Bernheim (1822–1893) was a French journalist of Jewish origin. He served as typographer of the Ejército Grande under the command of Justo José de Urquiza.[1]

Biography

Bernheim was born in Mulhouse, Alsace (France). After completing his elementary studies, he moved to Strasbourg where serve in the newspaper Courier du Bas-Rhin.[2] In 1850, he arrived at the port of Montevideo and then settled in Buenos Aires where he opened a printing press on the Calle Defensa (neighborhood of San Nicolás).[3] His business was specially dedicated to French and English language publications, and aimed at members of those communities established in Buenos Aires.[4]

José Alejandro Bernheim founded the newspapers La República and Le Courrier de la Plata, published for the French community of Buenos Aires.[5] In his printing office were made of the bulletins of war written by Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, a complete version of his works in tribute to the Argentine statesman.[6]

References

  1. ^ La colectividad judía en la Argentina, Boleslao Lewin, 1974
  2. ^ Juan Manuel de Rosas en la historia argentina, Enrique Arana, 1954
  3. ^ Todo es historia, Issues 312–317, Todo es Historia, 1993
  4. ^ Desde 1852 a la actualidad, José Luis Cosmelli Ibáñez, 1975
  5. ^ Visiones de la gran aldea, Ismael Bucich Escobar, 1932
  6. ^ Cinco siglos de historia, Alberto Klein (Comité Judío Americano), 1976