About us
The Latin American Jewish Congress (LAJC) is the international organization that assembles and represents the Jewish communities of Latin America. Its members are organizations from 18 countries of the region, and the LAJC is part of the World Jewish Congress family, that includes over 100 communities from all over the world.
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Mission
Strenghten Jewish life in Latin America
Support the State of Israel
Build peace and community living
Combat hate speech and discrimination
Promote respect for human rights
Preserve the memory of the Holocaust
Build a safer world
Member Organizations
Our leaders
Jack Terpins
PRESIDENT
Jorge Knoblovits
SECRETARY GENERAL
Diego Sonnenschein
TREASURER
Claudio Lottenberg
SPECIAL ADVISOR
Yael Bendel
SECRETARY
Marcos Peckel
COMMISSIONER TO COMBAT ANTI-SEMITISM
Saúl Levine
COMMISSIONER FOR RELATIONS BETWEEN ISRAEL AND THE DIASPORA
Benjamín Perelman
SMALL COMMUNITIES COMMISSIONER
Chella Safra
WORLD JEWISH CONGRESS TREASURER
Saúl Gilvich
VICEPRESIDENT OF THE WORLD JEWISH CONGRESS
Sara Winkowski
VICEPRESIDENT OF THE WORLD JEWISH CONGRESS
Gabriel Buznick
NEW GENERATIONS REPRESENTATIVE
Amos Linetzky
VICEPRESIDENT
Gerardo Gorodischer
VICEPRESIDENT
Ricardo Udler
VICEPRESIDENT
Claudio Epelman
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Claudio Presman
PRESIDENT OF THE POLITICAL COUNCIL
Javier Mutal
PRESIDENT OF THE WORLD JEWISH CONGRESS FOUNDATION
Ezequiel Kieczkier
COMMISSIONER FOR STRATEGIG AFFAIRS
Ariel Isaak
COMMISSIONER FOR COMMUNITY SAFETY
Marcelo Polakoff
COMMISSIONER FOR INTERFAITH DIALOGUE
Gustavo Kraselnik
COMMISSIONER FOR INTERFAITH DIALOGUE IN CENTRAL AMERICA
Sofia Débora Levy
COMMISSIONER FOR HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE
Vicky Kassin Chehebar
COMMISSIONER FOR GENDER EQUALITY
Adrián Werthein
Permanent Observer Member of the World Jewish Congress
Sebastián Azerrad
LEGAL COUNSEL
Oscar Jaroslavsky
ADVISOR
ADVISOR
Jaime Garbarsky
ADVISOR
Israel Buszkaniek
ADVISOR
Ariel Eichbaum
ADVISOR