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The Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) was honored to participate in the bi-annual Plenary Meeting of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) held this week in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Executive Director of Latin American Affairs Shay Salamon and Manager of Latin American Affairs Nurit Caplivschi represented CAM as civil society representatives within the official delegation of Uruguay.
Salamon and Caplivschi were among nearly 200 attendees from around the world who convened in the Argentine capital to bolster collaboration in promoting Holocaust remembrance and education and advancing the global fight against antisemitism.
The forum included a visit to the Argentine Israelite Mutual Association (AMIA) headquarters, which was the target of a July 1994 Iran-orchestrated bombing that killed 85 people, marking the deadliest act of antisemitic terror outside Israel since the Holocaust.
At the AMIA building, CAM — in partnership with AMIA and the Delegation of Argentine Israelite Associations (DAIA) — unveiled an English-language version of the “No Discriminarás” (“Thou Shall Not Discriminate”) traveling art exhibit.
Created by Argentine artist Adrián Franco, known as “Pati,” the exhibit features of a set of sketched vignettes portraying different manifestations of contemporary Jew-hatred, ranging from negative stereotyping of Jews to Holocaust denial, based on the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism‘s 11 examples.
🇦🇷 En Pasteur 633, la memoria de las víctimas del atentado del 18J dio un significado especial a la presentación de la muestra “No Discriminarás”. En el marco del Plenario de @TheIHRA en Buenos Aires, las delegaciones internacionales rindieron homenaje a las víctimas y recorrieron la exposición que realizamos junto con @InfoAMIA.
A través de 23 ilustraciones, la muestra propone reconocer cómo se manifiestan el antisemitismo y el odio en la vida cotidiana. Once de ellas trasladan al lenguaje del arte los 11 ejemplos que ilustran la definición de trabajo de antisemitismo de @TheIHRA. Así, una herramienta internacional de referencia se convierte en un recurso educativo para públicos de distintas edades y contextos.
En esta primera presentación íntegramente en inglés, Shay Salamon, director ejecutivo de @CombatASemitism para Latinoamérica, compartió con las delegaciones sobre el origen y el propósito de la iniciativa y las invitó a llevarla a sus países, para que más comunidades puedan reconocer el antisemitismo y actuar frente a él.
— CAM en Español (@CAMenEspanol) November 5, 2026
Over the past three years, the exhibit has toured Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Ecuador, and Panama, among other Latin American nations, reaching diverse audiences across the region.
Salamon said displaying the exhibit at the AMIA headquarters carried “particular meaning.”
“In this place, the consequences of hate have names, families, and empty chairs,” he said. “Here, we know why hate must be recognized before it becomes violence.”
“Hay que reconocer el odio antes de que se convierta en violencia”: Shay Salamon, director ejecutivo de CAM para América Latina, durante la presentación de “No Discriminarás” ante delegaciones internacionales de @TheIHRA desde la sede de la AMIA en Buenos Aires.
La muestra, realizada por @CombatASemitism junto con @InfoAMIA, reúne 23 ilustraciones, 11 de ellas inspiradas en los ejemplos de la definición de trabajo de antisemitismo de la IHRA. Su objetivo es transformar el arte en una herramienta educativa para reconocer, cuestionar y combatir los prejuicios, estereotipos y discursos que alimentan el antisemitismo.
¡Cuando el odio se normaliza, la violencia encuentra el camino!
— CAM en Español (@CAMenEspanol) November 8, 2026
Among the leaders Salamon and Caplivschi met with was Chair of the Argentine IHRA Presidency Marcelo Mindlin.
An intergovernmental organization consisting of 35 member countries, one liaison country, and seven observer countries, the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) is best known for the Working Definition of Antisemitism it adopted in 2016.
Over the past decade, the IHRA antisemitism definition has been endorsed by more than 1,300 entities worldwide, including national and local governments, international groups, civic organizations, educational institutions, corporations, and sports clubs, among other bodies, according to data compiled by CAM’s Antisemitism Research Center (ARC).
While in Buenos Aires this week, Salamon and Caplivschi also held a series of meetings with Latin American communal and organizational officials to present CAM en Español’s agenda for 2027 and strengthen coordination and partnerships.
CAM’s outreach in Latin America began more than five years ago, and since then it has worked diligently to build meaningful partnerships and friendships with influential leaders, legislators, 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 Español 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, Bolivia, Honduras, Paraguay, and the Dominican Republic, among others.
CAM en Español has organized regional summits in the Dominican Republic in 2026, Brazil in 2025, Costa Rica in 2024, Uruguay in 2023, Panama in 2022, and Guatemala in 2021.
