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Regional representative named for B’nai B’rith mission to Latin America
Regional representative named for B’nai B’rith mission to Latin AmericaB’nai B’rith Australia and New Zealand President Janine Zimbler will represent the region on an upcoming B’nai B’rith Leadership Mission to Latin America.The week-long mission, scheduled for May 3–9, will include official visits to Argentina, Uruguay and Chile. Read more » »
‘Jews, we know what you did’: Jewish teens chased in antisemitic attack in Uruguay
After two Jewish teenagers were chased through the streets of Montevideo by young men hurling anti-Semitic slurs, B’nai B’rith International Director of Latin American Affairs Eduardo Kohn warned that hateful messages circulating on social networks Read more »
Javier Milei Meets with Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar
Argentine President Javier Milei received the B’nai B’rith Award during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Buenos Aires, and later met with Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar, underscoring his government’s close relationship with Israel. Read more in Spanish in Ámbito Financiero, and in English below. Read more » »
Jewish groups praise Trump’s designation of Maduro-linked cartel as terror org
Speaking with JNS about the U.S. decision to designate the Maduro-linked Cartel de los Soles as a terror group, B’nai B’rith International CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin emphasized that “terror cannot pay” and that there must be “no safe zones for terror.” Read more at JNS.org. Read more » »
Jewish groups praise Trump’s designation of Maduro-linked cartel as terror org
Jewish groups praised U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to designate a criminal network, which is tied to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, as a terror organization.Marco Rubio, the U.S. secretary of state, stated on Nov. Read more » »
B’nai B’rith Commemorates 87th Anniversary of Kristallnacht Across Latin America
B’nai B’rith commemorated the 87th anniversary of the 1938 November Pogroms, also known as Kristallnacht or the Night of Broken Glass, in events throughout Latin America, attended by dignitaries, Jewish community members and special guests. Read more »
B’nai B’rith Concerned by Postponement of Summit of the Americas
B’nai B’rith International President Robert Spitzer and CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin have issued the following statement: B’nai B’rith International is deeply troubled by the announcement that the X Summit of the Americas, originally scheduled to take place Dec. 4–5 in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, has been postponed. Read more » »
Latin American Forum on Antisemitism focuses on collective action
Latin American political, religious and grassroots leaders participated in the fifth annual Latin American Forum Against Antisemitism this week, days after the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas went into effect.“On Oct. Read more » »
Fifth Latin American Forum Against Antisemitism Calls For Action
The Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) held the fifth Latin American Forum Against Antisemitism in Río de Janeiro this week, co-organized by B’nai B’rith International.Held from Oct. Read more » »
