Cremation of Argentina’s Jewish coronavirus victim sparks concerns
The cremation by local authorities of Argentina’s first Jewish victim of the coronavirus (COVID-19) has stirred controversy among the country’s Jewish communities since the practice is forbidden under religious Jewish law.
Ruben Bercovich, 59, a...
Co-founder of MAC Cosmetics Julie Toskan will participate in Tijuana Innovadora TI 2020
Among the activities of Tijuana Innovadora 2020, Julie Toskan, co-founder MAC Cosmetics, will give her online conference "Values Based Entrepreneurship" on Saturday October 10 at 9:00 am.
The president and founder of Tijuana Innovadora, Jose...
Jewish community, foreign officials reject image of Nazi supporter on new banknote
Argentina’s Jewish community was shocked to find that the country decided to print a new banknote with face of a doctor who expressed support for Nazi ideology and supported Josef Mengele’s cruel experiments on...
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...
Latin media a ‘game changer’ in promoting pro-Israel politics, combating Iranian-sponsored hate
Anti-Semitism has often been described as a disease, and as the coronavirus continues to spread throughout the globe, anti-Semitic forces have sought to create even more infections: Jew-hatred.
Iran’s regime has placed itself at forefront...
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...
Guatemala announces it will move embassy to Jerusalem next May
Guatemala has announced that it will move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem in May, the country’s president announced on Sunday.
“I would like to thank President Trump for leading the way. His courageous...
Mexico & moral courage: Andrés Roemer’s international sephardic leadership award ceremony
In honor of this year’s Yom Yerushalayim, The American Sephardi Federation awarded its International Sephardic Leadership Award to former Mexican Ambassador to UNESCO Andrés Isaac Roemer Slomianski. The event, “Mexico and Moral Courage,” was...
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...
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...