Juan Melamed
By Juan Melamed
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Fast Forward Argentina’s Jewish umbrella group condemns Milei’s decision to shutter country’s anti-discrimination office
'The decision to close it violates the protection of the right to equality and peaceful coexistence of our society,' DAIA said in a statement
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Fast Forward Argentina will move its embassy to Jerusalem, Javier Milei announces during emotional visit
Argentina would be only the sixth country to make the symbolically powerful move
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Fast Forward Argentina’s new president, Javier Milei, heads to Israel on his first overseas diplomatic trip
The avowed philosemite will be traveling with his rabbi turned ambassador and will meet with families of Argentinians held hostage in Gaza.
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Fast Forward Javier Milei cites Hanukkah story, gives menorah to Zelenskyy during inauguration as Argentina’s president
“It is not by chance that this assumption takes place in the holiday of Hanukkah,” the populist leader said during his speech
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Fast Forward First Jewish university in South America to open in Buenos Aires next year
The school will confer diploma, bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees in subjects ranging from Jewish and religious studies to ethics to ancient manuscripts
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Fast Forward Argentina’s president-elect, Javier Milei, visits Lubavitcher rabbi’s grave to offer thanks for his surprise victory
Milei also sought blessings from a rabbi in Buenos Aires after his election Nov. 19
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Fast Forward Javier Milei, right-wing pundit with a passion for Judaism, is elected president of Argentina
He has said he has considered converting to Judaism but worries about how Shabbat observance would clash with the duties of the presidency
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Fast Forward 500 people attend ceremony for Argentine-Israeli Hamas victim
The somber religious gathering highlighted how Argentina’s sizable Jewish community has been deeply affected by the Oct. 7 attacks and their aftermath
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