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
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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


Ariela Agosin
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
