Mauro Viale 73 - Popular Argentine Television Host
Born Mauricio Goldfarb, Viale had a 40-year career as one of the most popular journalists in Argentina.
Argentina mourns 21-year-old son of Buenos Aires rabbi who died in Meron disaster
Abraham Daniel Embon attended Yeshiva Heichal Yitzchak in Jerusalem.
Alberto Sonsol, 63, Legendary Uruguayan Sportscaster Who Once Said ‘Baruch Hashem’ On The Air
Sonsol was educated at a Jewish school in Montevideo and spent time in Israel before returning home to become a journalist.The post [Alberto Sons…
Ernesto Teicher, 76, Real Estate Developer And Jewish Community Builder
Teicher was recently celebrated for preserving an important archaeological find discovered beneath a residential tower he was building.The post […
Andres Abt, 47, First Jewish Mayor Of A District In Uruguay’s Capital Montevideo
Abt was encouraged to embrace his Judaism by his non-Jewish mother and became a beloved local leader who preferred the difficult mayoral job to the…
What Israel has learned from its battle with COVID-19
The coronavirus pandemic has helped lay bare Israel’s strengths and weaknesses, from its social challenges to its national health care system.
Latin America’s largest online retailer is removing anti-Semitic objects from its site
The company is removing books like “Mein Kampf” and “The Protocols of the Elders of Zion,” in addition to other Nazi coins, posters and memorabilia.
Jonathan Sacks’ final book, dozens of others win 2020 National Jewish Book Awards
Among the dozens of other new books drawing top honors was Rabbi Art Green’s “Judaism for the World: Reflections on God, Life, and Love.”
Appeals court backs ruling that Orthodox-dominated school board in NY was not properly elected
“Today’s ruling reaffirms what’s been clear all along: The white private school community hijacked East Ramapo’s school board” said Donna Lieberman.
In Argentina, a Jewish businessman starts a kosher meat price war
The businessman called the kosher supervision industry a “mafia” that cons buyers and charges more than necessary.