WJC Regional Reports 2011 - World Jewish Congress

Ariel Seidler gave a lecture on anti-Semitism on the Internet at the seminar "Confronting anti-
Semitism", organized by World Zionist Organization.
New Generations members Elisa Trotta, Leila Goldcher,
Víctor Estrugo Rottenstein, David Pattin, Pablo
Escandarani, Uriel Aiskovich, Gabriel Buznick, Valeria
Grimberg and Verónica Machtey participated in the
meeting of the Jewish Agency Governing Board in Buenos
Aires, where they met with Natan Sharansky, president of
the Jewish Agency.
Epelman participated in a seminar organized by the JDC for executive directors of LATAM, and met
Mauricio Lulka, director of the Mexican Community (Comité Central de la Comunidad Judía de
México) and Marcelo Isaakson, director of the Chilean Jewish Community.
Valeria Grimberg participated in the meeting of ROI-CLI directors and in the opening of ROI seminar.
A group of New Generations members from Latin -
America Aaron Starkman (El Salvador), Alice Berggrun
(Colombia), Mark Blanc Marda (Peru), Alberto Tawachi
(Panama), Erik Damian Meier Kirzner (Bolivia), Jonathan
Sosky (Paraguay) and Ariel Seidler - met at the LAJC
offices presenting the Observatorio Web.
Montevideo
LAJC sent a letter to Uruguayan Vice-President Danilo Astori, thanking him for his country’s support
of Israel in his speech at the UNGA.
Saul Gilvich and Epelman met Gerardo Bleier, adviser to former Uruguayan President Tabaré
Vazquez.
The New Generations group of Uruguay met Jorge Batlle,
former President of Uruguay in Montevideo. Battle also met
Gilvich and Epelman.
Santiago de Chile
LAJC supported the Chilean Jewish Community on the enactment of a law against discrimination.
Sao Paulo
The New Generations group met in Sao Paulo with
Sztulman Ilan, consul of the Embassy of Israel in Brazil.
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