Israel and the Jewish People
Latin America
B’nai B’rith International has a long history of social action throughout Latin America, working with heads of state, local communities and fellow organizations to improve the lives of people in the region.
B’nai B’rith Latin America works with groups such as Mercosur, the Organization of American States (OAS) and the Ibero-American Summit to ensure the voice of the Jewish community is represented.
B’nai B’rith Latin America also spearheads social action campaigns that have a positive impact. Together with the Brothers Brother Foundation, for example, B’nai B’rith has distributed medicine valued at more than $30 million in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Peru and Venezuela.
In addition, B’nai B’rith works on projects for the disabled in several countries, sponsors a children’s hospital in Cali, Colombia that is unique in the region, organizes breast cancer prevention programs with mammograms and other services in Uruguay, provides jobs to the indigenous women of Paraguay, improves the lives of the needy and awards university scholarships to qualified Chilean youth to continue their education and training.
B’nai B’rith International played an important role in the effort to establish the United Nations resolution designating Jan. 27 the International Day for Holocaust Remembrance. B’nai B’rith Latin America has worked to make certain that all nations in the region recognize the importance of this day, to raise awareness for tolerance and to educate people about the horrors of the Holocaust. Today, many countries recognize this day with events, congressional acknowledgments and exhibits.
Lens on Latin America
Our virtual program series, “Lens on Latin America” (“Con El Lente En Latinoamerica”) focuses on issues of interest to B’nai B’rith as they relate to the region.
AMIA Commemorations
Remembering AMIA: The 1994 Terror Attack on the Argentine Israelite Mutual Association building
News & Updates
It happened and it is happening | Opinion
In an El País op-ed, B’nai B’rith Director of Latin American Affairs Eduardo Kohn denounces the ongoing and...
B’nai B’rith repudiates “anti-Semitic comments” during march for International Women’s Day
Our Eduardo Kohn condemned the anti-Semitism displayed during the International Women’s Day march in Montevideo,...
Latin American Anti-Semitism Intends to Influence Beyond Borders
Latin American Affairs Director Eduardo Kohn writes about regional leaders spewing rhetoric that makes Jewish...
B’nai B’rith World Center Concludes Visit of 11 Latin American Journalists
Read the wrap-up of a visit to Israel by 11 journalists from six Latin American countries, hosted by the B’nai B’rith...
B’nai B’rith Latin America on Brazilian President Lula Da Silva’s Unacceptable Statements
B’nai B’rith Latin America condemns the shameful and scandalous statements by Brazilian President Luiz...
Hosting Latin American journalists
The B’nai B’rith World Center in Jerusalem is hosting a group of journalists from Latin America for a series of...