Villa Clara, Entre Ríos
Place in Entre Ríos Province, Argentina
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Villa Clara is a village located in the Villaguay Department, in the center of the province of Entre Ríos, Argentina. According to the Argentine census bureau, INDEC, it had 3120 residents in 2022. [1]
The village was named after Maurice de Hirsch's wife, Clara Bischoffsheim (1833–1899). Hirsch was a German Jewish philanthropist who sponsored large-scale Jewish emigration to Argentina.
There are objects related to the Jewish colonization of the "Colonia Clara" in the Municipal Historical Museum. There is a wide range of objects: Jewish immigration, railway, daily life, documents, etc.
The primary school n.° 84 Río Negro was created in 1911 as Escuela Nacional n.° 37 "Rio Negro". In 1978 it was transferred to the provincial government with its current name.
The French writer and journalist Joseph Kessel is from this town.
