mexican jews

The Jewish trans Mexican TikTok star you need to know

Hadassah’s charismatic and unapologetic personality have helped grow her platform, amassing an impressive 2.2 million followers on TikTok and 144,000 followers on Instagram.

By CES HEREDIA / JTA
16/07/2021

Haredi 'City of Torah' to be built south of Mexico City

The city will work similarly to Modi'in Illit in Israel and Lakewood, New Jersey.

Charter flight brings 230 immigrants, volunteers and Israelis from Mexico

The first-of-its-kind charter flight was dubbed “Operation Home,” and included 50 new Olim and 150 graduates who will take part in Masa.

10 Facts About Cinco de Mayo

Cinco de Mayo, or the fifth of May, has evolved as a celebration of Mexican heritage, particularly in areas with large Mexican-American populations.

Alma Hernandez

As a Mexican-Jewish lawmaker, I feel doubly targeted by Trump’s rhetoric

When I watched the news come in on the attack, I couldn’t help but think of my family and the pain and suffering more families would come to endure because of this senseless act of violence.

By ALMA HERNANDEZ / JTA
14/08/2019
Mexico city murder of two Israelis

Two Israeli criminals murdered in Mexico City

The victims were identified by Mexican authorities as Alon Azulay and Jony Ben.

By ALON HOCHMON/MAARIV , MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN
25/07/2019
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaking at an event for the Jewish community in Mexico City, Sept

Jewish Agency to embark on first-ever mission to Mexico

Mexico's Jewish community numbers at around 41,000.

Writer Laura Sosa, 33, watches the film "Roma" projected at Los Pinos Presidential residence which w

Roma, Mexico City area of Oscar frontrunner, was a Jewish neighborhood

Thousands of Syrian Jews lived in there from the 1920s to the 1950s, creating a small version of their Middle Eastern homeland within its streets and plazas — and their legacy lives on there today.

By JTA/ALAN GRABINSKY
30/01/2019
Hurricane Irma Mexico

Israel and Mexico one year after the earthquake

Israel is guided by an important Jewish value of tikkun olam and we act upon it, with the intention of making a difference in the world through solidarity and commitment to help those in need, regardless of race and religion, in difficult times, anywhere in the world.

Claudia Sheinbaum, the first Jew as well as woman to be elected as mayor of Mexico City.

17. Claudia Sheinbaum

A Mexican firebrand

09/09/2018
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