Anti-Semitism monitor to women’s group: Advances in Argentina, concern in Yemen
In an online briefing about anti-Semitism earlier this month, Ellie Cohanim, deputy special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism at the U.S. State Department, discussed the situation in South America and Yemen, where Iran...
Argentinian university professor offers bonus to ‘whoever finds a poor Jew’
A university professor in Argentina has declared that he will give a bonus to “whoever finds a poor Jew.”
During an online international politics class through the 21st Century Business University located in Córdoba, Argentina,...
Brazil names first Jewish chief justice to its Supreme Court
Brazil on Sunday appointed Luiz Fux, 67, as the first Jewish justice minister—or chief justice—of the Supreme Federal Court.
This is the second time Fux has made history in Brazil; in 2011, he became the...
Argentina adopts universal definition of anti-Semitism
Argentina adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of anti-Semitism, its foreign ministry announced on Sunday.
A resolution called on all government branches to use the definition “to contribute to the fight of the Argentine...
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...
Report: Venezuela apparently giving gold bars to Iran for oil
Amid economic collapse, Venezuela has been relying on Iran to prop up its oil industry by giving the Islamic Republic tons of gold bars, thereby depleting the South American country’s gold vaults, reported Bloomberg on Thursday, citing...
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...
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...
Israel evacuates backpackers stranded in Peru
Israel’s Foreign Ministry announced on Tuesday that a passenger jet will be sent to Peru to begin evacuating Israelis that were stranded in the South American country when it shut its borders in an...
Brazilian high-schoolers perform Nazi salute in class
A group of 11 high school senior students in Brazil did the Nazi salute in support of a fellow peer who was running for class representative.
Students at Saint Mary School in Recife, a private...