To mark 100,000 COVID-19 deaths, Argentina turns to a Jewish cemetery tradition
Mourners frequently place stones on grave markers at Jewish cemeteries.
Leading Chilean Presidential Candidate Daniel Jadue Faces Accusations Of Antisemitism
The communist with Palestinian heritage has said he “has problems with Zionists.”
Baruj Plavnick, 69, rabbi whose synagogue was used as vaccination center, dies of COVID
Plavnick was one of the five rabbis who were the first to serve as chaplains in the Argentine military.
A haredi Orthodox ‘City of Torah’ is planned in Mexico, first in Latin America
The historic village, catering specifically to the haredi lifestyle, hopes to attract 120 families by 2024.
Miguel Lifschitz, 65, Socialist Argentine Politician Who Declined Early COVID Vaccine
Lifschitz likely could have gotten a coronavirus vaccine months ago, but he declined to jump the line. He died of COVID-19 on May 9.The post [Mig…
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…