Immigrants from Brazil and Argentina arrive in Israel, March 1, 2021. (Avishag Shar Yashuv/IFCJ via JTA) BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Travel restrictions and lockdowns due to the global pandemic didn’t stop Argentine Jews from making the move to Israel last year, as aliyah rose in 2020 by 26 percent. Some 567 Argentines moved to the Jewish state last year, up from 460 in 2019. In the same period, worldwide aliyah dropped 40%, to 20,000 from 33,247, according to data from the Jewish Agency for Israel. It’s a trend that appears to be continuing, as Jews in Argentina are increasingly taking Hebrew courses with an eye toward moving to Israel.