Israel and Colombia to deepen bilateral ties following Netanyahu visit
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu embarked on a short visit to the Colombian capital of Bogota on Wednesday, to discuss collaboration with leaders of the Latin American country.
Netanyahu was welcomed with an honor guard...
Latin American Jewish Congress welcomes Israeli PM on first visit to region
As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyhau touched down in Argentina this week for a debut three-country tour, Latin American Jewish Congress President Adrián Werthein presided over the ceremony at the Hotel Alvear in Buenos...
Mexican Jews welcome Netanyahu — Despite backing for Trump’s wall
Mexico’s Jewish community was caught in the cross-hairs this January when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised the idea of the United States building a border wall along its southern frontier. But eight months...
Netanyahu to pioneer new diplomatic grounds in Latin America
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to depart for Latin America and the US on Sunday evening, marking the fifth time in some 15 months he will embark on ground-breaking trips to countries never...
Argentinean Jewry to partly pay for Netanyahu visit
In recent days, leaders of the Jewish community in Argentina have been busy figuring out how to save money during Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to Argentina, so that the donations they collect during...
Statement of support for the Mayor of Caracas
The American Jewish Congress stands with Antonio Ledezma, Mayor in Caracas, in these troubled times for him and Venezuela. We demand his immediate release following his arrest today.
Since February 2015 he has been accused and...
114 people just converted to Judaism in Nicaragua
Over the course of just a few days, the tiny Jewish community in Nicaragua more than doubled when 114 people converted to Judaism.
Last month, community members answered questions before a beit din, or religious...
Gilberto Bosques Saldívar’s 125th Birthday
Today marks the 125th birthday of Gilberto Bosques Saldívar, the diplomat known as the “Mexican Schindler” who is said to have saved 40,000 lives during WWII while serving as Mexico’s Consul General in France.
Born...
Argentinians in Israel call for justice for 1994 Buenos Aires bombing
Some 200 Argentinian youths gathered in Tel Aviv on Tuesday to commemorate the 23rd anniversary of the bombing of the Asociation Mutual Israelita Argentina (AMIA) Jewish Center in Buenos Aires, in a ceremony organized by Birthright...
20 countries sign Argentine letter against terrorism as anniversary of ’94 Jewish center bombing...
Representatives of 20 countries joined Argentine lawmakers in signing a statement decrying global terrorism ahead of the 23rd anniversary of the Buenos Aires AMIA Jewish center bombing.
The French Embassy in Buenos Aires and the...