Tag: Brazil
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...
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...
‘Brazil will move its embassy to Jerusalem in 2020’
Senior Brazilian lawmaker Eduardo Bolsonaro said on Sunday that Brazil was committed to moving its embassy to Jerusalem in 2020.
Speaking at the opening event in Jerusalem for a Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency...
Report: Brazil to open trade mission in Jerusalem
Brazil plans to open a trade mission in Jerusalem later this month, with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s son, Eduardo Bolsonaro, scheduled to attend the Dec. 15 ceremony, according to Israeli officials.
Honduras is scheduled to...
Man recognized as only Brazilian-born Holocaust survivor celebrates bar mitzvah at age 91
Andor Stern, who is recognized by the Brazilian Association of Holocaust Survivors as the only Brazilian-born Holocaust survivor, celebrated his bar mitzvah on Monday at the age of 91.
The ceremony was held in Stern’s...
In Israel, Netanyahu meets with Bolsonaro, who stops short of embassy promise
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday as the two began “a new era of partnership and cooperation in all areas,” said the former at his office in Jerusalem.
At...
Brazilian politician slams Gulf states for supporting US embassy move to Jerusalem
Professor Jamal Harfoush, who is running for the Brazilian Federal Chamber of Deputies, uploaded a video to the Internet on Dec. 18, 2017, in which he harshly criticized Saudi Arabia and the Gulf states...
What it’s like to be the rabbi of the rainforest
Nestled deep in the Amazon rainforest lies one of most isolated Jewish communities in the world. Located where the Solimões and Negro rivers join to form the Amazon—1,500 kilometers upstream from the Atlantic and...
Israeli technology comes to the rescue in Brazil to help with water crisis
Brazil will receive 10 generators that use Israeli technology to produce pure, clean-drinking water from ambient air, according to Brazilian Minister of Science Marcos Cesar Pontes.
The revelation came to light on Tuesday when Pontes...
Israeli emergency rescue team arrives in Brazil in wake of dam collapse
A search-and-rescue team of 130 Israeli conscripted and reserve soldiers landed on a specially chartered emergency El Al flight in South Western Brazil late Sunday to join local rescue crews in the search for...