Renée Slotopolsky de Epelbaum

Renée Slotopolsky de Epelbaum (June 15, 1920 – February 7, 1998), also known as Yoyi Epelbaum, was an Argentine human rights activist. She is known for being one of the founders of the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo, an association of mothers of those disappeared during the military dictatorship known as National Reorganization Process that ruled Argentina between 1976 and 1983. She was also an early member of the Movimiento Judío por los Derechos Humanos.

In this Argentine name, the surname is Slotopolsky and the marital name is Epelbaum.
Renée “Yoyi” Slotopolsky de Epelbaum
Mother of Plaza de Mayo
Born(1920-06-15)June 15, 1920
Entre Ríos, Argentina
DiedFebruary 7, 1998(1998-02-07) (aged 77)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Known forbeing one of the founders of the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo association.
SpouseRaúl Epelbaum

Disappearance of her children

One of her sons, Luis Marcelo (25), a medical student, was kidnapped on August 10, 1976 in Buenos Aires as he left the university. Claudio (23), a law student and Lila (20), a dancer, were sent on holiday to the city of Punta del Este in Uruguay, where they thought they would be safe. However, Argentine squads in cooperation with the Uruguayan regime followed them, and they were kidnapped on November 4, 1976.[1][2]

References
  1. Página 12 (1995). "Entrevista a Renée Epelbaum" (in Spanish).
  2. "Identificaron los restos de la hija de Yoyi Epelbaum, fallecida integrante de Madres Línea Fundadora". www.telam.com.ar. Retrieved 2019-06-04.


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