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Chair of the Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) Advisory Board for Latin America Pilar Rahola recently visited Uruguay, where she participated in a series of meetings and public forums.
The main event — titled “Middle East, Women, and Feminism” and co-organized by CAM en EspaƱol with the Nueva CongregaciĆ³n Israelita de Montevideo (NCI) and Sefaradi Community of Uruguay — was a discussion with Rahola moderated by Daniela Bouret, historian and former director of the Solis Theater in Montevideo.
More than 400 people attended the gathering, coinciding with the conclusion of International Women’s Month.
In her remarks, Rahola — a world-renowned Catalan journalist and former politician — decried the “silence” of many feminists across the globe about the horrific crimes perpetrated by Hamas on October 7th. Feminism, she asserted, has become a “movement that decides who is a victim according to ideology.”
CAM en EspaƱol was also honored to be represented earlier this month at the Latin American Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina, hosted by the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem (ICEJ) — Latin America, a key CAM regional partner.
Participants included ICEJ Vice President for International Affairs Dr. Mojmir Kallus, and officials and organizational representatives from ten Latin American countries.
Manager of Hispanic Affairs Nurit Caplivschi attended on behalf of CAM, and she presented a number of proposals for collaborative initiatives and new strategic alliances, as well as a possible regional follow-up meeting after CAM’s fifth-annual Latin American Forum Against Antisemitism in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, this coming October.
Furthermore, Caplivschi met with Israeli Ambassador to Argentina Eyal Sela and his team, and also joined a Shabbat service at Templo Libertad, the oldest synagogue in Buenos Aires.
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CAMās outreach in Latin America began four years ago, and since then it has worked diligently to build meaningful partnerships and friendships with influential leaders, lawmakers, diplomats, community organizations, and civil society activists from a diverse assortment of religious, political and cultural backgrounds in the region to combat antisemitism together.
During this time, CAM en EspaƱol has emerged as a key player in the battle against Jew-hatred in Latin America, with a growing coalition involved in impactful activities in countries including Uruguay, Brazil, Argentina, Peru, Colombia, Panama, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Mexico, Ecuador, and Bolivia, among others.
CAM en EspaƱol has organized regional summits hosted by Costa Rica in 2024 (where 18 countries were represented), Uruguay in 2023, Panama in 2022, and Guatemala in 2021.
