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...
New DNA from Argentina Jewish center bombing points to suicide attack
A new set of DNA has been identified among the 85 victims of the AMIA Buenos Aires Jewish Center attack, strengthening the hypothesis that the 1994 attack was carried out by a suicide bomber.
The discovery was...
Chilean Jews concerned over ‘imported’ Israeli-Palestinian conflict
A series of recent events in Chile have caused heightened tensions between the Jewish and Palestinian communities there, with the leader of the Jewish community warning that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is being imported into...
Rio de Janeiro city square named after Shimon Peres
Copacabana Sqaure in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil was renamed in honor of the late Israeli President Shimon Peres last Friday during a ceremony in the seaside city.
The ceremony was attended by Rio de Janeiro...
Mexico City mayor highlights country’s Sephardi heritage
The mayor of Mexico City praised his country’s Sephardi heritage during the opening of the global biennial Erensya summit — an initiative led by the Madrid-based Sefarad-Israel Center — on Tuesday.
“In Mexico we have...