Uruguay
‘Jews, we know what you did’: Jewish teens chased in antisemitic attack in Uruguay
Attackers shouted antisemitic slurs and threatened the mother with paving tiles, the community said as prosecutors probed a possible hate crime.
Uruguay suspends agreement with Hebrew University, citing latest Gaza City occupation plan
Uruguayan footballer Mathías Acuña, 32, found dead in Ecuador hotel room
Hanukkah in Uruguay: CAM joins partners in Latin America for festival of lights
Alberto Sonsol, 63, Uruguayan sportscaster who said ‘baruch Hashem’ on air
Sonsol is survived by his wife, Patricia Datz, and sons Diego, Alejandro and Micaela.
Andres Abt, first Jewish mayor of district in Montevideo, dies at 47
Abt was raised in an intermarried family in Montevideo and it was his non-Jewish mother who encouraged him to embrace his Judaism.
Latin American supporters of Israel gather for virtual conference
"When you see 20 legislators from 7 Latin American countries meeting together, and talking about the future of Israel and Latin America relations, it speaks to the power of faith-based diplomacy."
Argentina’s rabbinical seminary expands to Uruguay
Daniel Dolinsky, rabbi of Nueva Congregación Israelita de Montevideo or NCI, will be the director of the new institution in Montevideo, Uruguay’s capital and largest city.
Uruguay considers declaring Hezbollah a terror organization
"I have read the proposals of South American countries that have their own list and the arguments looked very solid to me," Uruguayan President Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou said.
Cultural impact of prestigious soccer game goes far beyond the pitch
While on-the-field efforts were truly something to remember, the off-the-field organizational work to make this event possible, is another story to tell.
75 years after the liberation of Auschwitz, antisemitism remains imminent
There is no such thing as a single antisemitic event. They are all part of the same atmosphere, create and follow the same trends and produce the same agitation.
Argentina, Uruguay clash and draw in Tel Aviv's Bloomfield Stadium
The two South American rivals brought their culture and vigor to the Israeli pitch, in one of the largest soccer matches to ever grace the state.
10% green electricity for Israel in 2020?
Despite the rather sobering numbers, Israel did register some successes in its strive to produce green energy.
Darkness spreads in South America; Uruguay, Argentina suffer power outage
Electrical supply company Edesur tweeted that a massive failure happened in the electrical interconnection system.
