Nazi Propaganda Unearthed in Buenos Aires.

More than 80 years after arriving in Argentina, a collection of Nazi propaganda materials has been uncovered in a surprising and deeply symbolic location: the archives of the country’s Supreme Court. The discovery was made during preparations for the upcoming Museo de la Corte Suprema in Buenos Aires, when a team of officials stumbled upon sealed boxes dating back to 1941. Their contents, forgotten for decades, may offer new insights into Argentina’s historical relationship with Nazism — and possibly, with the Holocaust itself.

Nazi Propaganda in Buenos Aires

The operation, led by the president of the Supreme Court, Horacio Rosatti, took place on the fourth floor of the Palacio de Tribunales. The opening of the first box, conducted in the presence of senior legal and religious figures, revealed documents aimed at consolidating and expanding Hitler’s ideology in Argentina, at a time when World War II was already raging in Europe.

Those in attendance included Eliahu Hamra, Grand Rabbi of the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina; Jonathan Karszenbaum, Executive Director of the Buenos Aires Holocaust Museum; researcher Professor Marcia Ras; and other high-level figures from the Court’s departments of libraries, judicial assistance, and cultural preservation.

According to Rosatti, the Court has now ordered a full review of the materials, citing the historical importance of the find and the possibility that the documents may contain critical information to clarify events linked to the Holocaust. The unopened boxes remain in custody, awaiting further inspection under strict archival and conservation protocols.

Nazi Documents in Argentina’s Supreme Court Archives

That such materials were discovered not in a dusty basement or abandoned villa, but inside Argentina’s highest judicial institution, raises urgent questions about state memory, complicity, and the long shadows cast by history. It also reaffirms the ongoing need for transparency and institutional accountability — especially in a country that once served as refuge for Nazi fugitives and their networks.

This is not merely a story about forgotten boxes. It is a story about what happens when silence, bureaucracy, and history collide — and what we choose to do when the past resurfaces unexpectedly, demanding to be reckoned with.