Alfredo Seiferheld
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Alfredo Seiferheld was a Paraguay
Paraguay
Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...

an writer and journalist
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Early life and education

Born in Villarrica
Villarrica
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, Seiferheld was the son of Jewish parents who had fled Europe
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 and settled years before in Villarrica. He began and completed his studies in Asunción
Asunción
Asunción is the capital and largest city of Paraguay.The "Ciudad de Asunción" is an autonomous capital district not part of any department. The metropolitan area, called Gran Asunción, includes the cities of San Lorenzo, Fernando de la Mora, Lambaré, Luque, Mariano Roque Alonso, Ñemby, San...

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He received his high school diploma in 1967. In 1971 began his studies in literature and history, Asunción
Asunción
Asunción is the capital and largest city of Paraguay.The "Ciudad de Asunción" is an autonomous capital district not part of any department. The metropolitan area, called Gran Asunción, includes the cities of San Lorenzo, Fernando de la Mora, Lambaré, Luque, Mariano Roque Alonso, Ñemby, San...

. In both cases he received the gold medal for being the best student of the promotion.

At the beginning of the seventies he studied at the University of the Sorbonne in Paris. Subsequently pursued postgraduate studies at the School of Philosophy of the National University of Asunción.

He was married Bibi Yurita.

Career

In 1986 he received his doctorate degree with his PhD thesis work titled 'Nazism and fascism in Paraguay. Seiferheld published in 1975 'Post and stamps Paraguayans in 1976 'Philately, fans without barriers.

He was the founder and first president of the Philatelic Association of Paraguay

The first part of the Jewish presence in Paraguay, reflected in his book 'The Jews in Paraguay, which was published in 1981.

He was an active journalist in the daily newspaper ABC Color in Paraguay, where he published numerous articles of historical content, some of them gathered in the
'Politico-Military Talks. He was the creator of the Editorial 'Historical
Seiferheld's works during his last years were the most prolific in the field of culture. He died after a long illness on June 3, 1988, aged 37 years.

He was a correspondent for the Associated Press news agency and the U.S. Times magazine.

Works


Awards

Outstanding young, elected by the Junior Chamber of Paraguay
Paraguay
Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...

 in 1980.

In 1982 he was named among the "12 year", an important award granted by radio from Paraguay.

Testimonies

  • Says it, the architect and scholar of history Paraguayan Jorge Rubbiani: "Alfredo offered all Paraguayans a mirror that since we returned, with disturbing fidelity, the Paraguayan reality of this, and also made it possible to know the facts in their true dimension, demystify, argue about any conflicts that acquired notoriety simply because they never knew the extent of their insignificance. The reports, studies and analyses made by Alfredo extinguish many "official versions" enshrined by interests that had nothing to do with the history and let us return the voice of "silenced" by those excluded from key players in camouflaged anonymity imposed by bureaucratic controls.

  • It says it maestro Paraguayan Luis Szarán
    Luis Szarán
    Luis Szarán is a Paraguayan musician, orchestra director, composer and musical researcher. He has directed symphonic and chamber orchestras in America and Europe...

    : "So was Alfredo; every step taught us by example and to understand irony, in a practical way and rations, the deepest questions of life."

Organizations

  • As indicated, he was the founder and first president of the 'association Philatelic of Paraguay.
  • Member of the Institute of International Relations Studies and geopolitics.
  • Member of the Inter-American philatelic writers.
  • Member of the Academy of Paraguayan history.
  • Postal History Society of New York.
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