B’nai B’rith director of Latin American Affairs Eduardo Kohn and Special Advisor on Latin American and U.N. Affairs Adriana Camisar participated in the Latin American Forum to Combat Anti-Semitism in Buenos Aires, Argentina, organized by Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Combat Anti-Semitism Movement (CAM) and the Latin American Jewish Congress. B’nai B’rith was a sponsor of the event.
Kohn moderated a panel on how to combat discrimination through education and was interviewed by i24News on the progress made on the subject across Latin America. He pointed out that few countries in the region have adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) working definition of anti-Semitism and that only a few have anti-discrimination laws.
Ahead of the anniversary, B’nai B’rith hosted a program advocating for the adoption of the trial in absentia procedure in the AMIA case.
Issues included B’nai B’rith’s longstanding efforts to combat anti-Semitism in the region and around the world; continue efforts regarding the AMIA case; and confront anti-Israel bias at the United Nations.