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Brazilian Jewry

Ivo Herzog, left, son of journalist Vladimir Herzog who was killed in 1975 during the military dictatorship, accompanies Congressman Romario in Rio de Janeiro, April 1, 2013. (AP/Felipe Dana)
June 27, 2025, 4:28 am
Brazil agrees to compensate family of Jewish journalist killed by military 50 years ago
Vladimir Herzog, who fled Nazi persecution in Yugoslavia, was detained by Brazilian intelligence agents in 1975 and murdered, with the government falsely claiming he hanged himself
By GABRIELA SÁ PESSOA
Claudio Lottenberg, president of CONIB, Brazil's Jewish communal umbrella organization. (Courtesy)
February 18, 2024, 8:19 pm
‘A perverse distortion’: Brazil’s Jews slam Lula’s comparison of Israel to Nazis
Community heads warn president’s statements are contributing to a spike in antisemitism; pro-Israel activist says he is making country ‘an international joke’
By Gabriel Toueg
Actress Alessandra Dayan is pulled through the streets of Sao Paulo, Brazil, in a graphic reenactment of the real-life abduction of Naama Levy by Hamas terrorists, November 30, 2023. (Abner Palma/Fisesp)
February 7, 2024, 1:23 am
Bound and ‘bloodied’ girl shocks Brazilians into comprehending Hamas horrors
Facing global silence on Hamas’s Oct. 7 sexual assaults, Brazil’s Jewish community joined a growing protest movement with the reenactment of Naama Levy’s real abduction
By Gabriel Toueg
Brazilian-born Israel Ranani Nidejelski Glazer (courtesy)
November 18, 2023, 9:08 pm
Ranani Nidejelski Glazer, 23: Brazilian immigrant aspired to be a DJ
Murdered by Hamas terrorists at the Supernova music festival on October 7
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Brazilian Federal Police agents stand at Federal Police headquarters minutes before the arrival of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro who will testify in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023. (AP/Eraldo Peres)
November 8, 2023, 11:39 pm
Brazil nabs suspected Hezbollah operatives said planning attacks on Jewish targets
International counterterrorism operation conducted in partnership with Mossad and other Israeli and global security organizations
By Gabriel Toueg
Illustrative: The exterior of the Hebraica Club in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (YouTube screenshot: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
February 8, 2023, 12:40 pm
14-year-old boy killed by falling goalpost at Sao Paulo Jewish center
Pole comes down as Alexandre Andrei Mirocznik is playing with friends; Hebraica Club president denies accident caused by maintenance problem
By Marcus M. Gilban
Photos from the permanent collection of the Holocaust Victims Memorial on display on the exhibition's opening day, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, January 19, 2023. (AP/Bruna Prado)
January 19, 2023, 11:39 pm
Rio’s new Holocaust memorial takes visitors on victims’ journey of survival
Memorial also commemorates non-Jewish victims of Nazis; main exhibition includes mementos of those persecuted in Holocaust, database of survivors who built new life in Brazil
By Eléonore HUGHES
Then-Brazil Central Bank Governor Ilan Goldfajn speaks at a forum in Washington, April 18, 2018. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
December 27, 2022, 7:41 pm
Leading Brazilian economist derides Jewish colleague with antisemitic tropes
Jewish groups demand apology after Brazilian-Israeli banker Ilan Goldfajn accused on TV of dual loyalty, in tirade referring to Jewish ties to international finance systems
By Marcus M. Gilban
In 2012, Nissim Ourfali became a household name across Brazil. (Screenshot from YouTube/Design by Mollie Suss/ JTA)
November 14, 2022, 1:16 am
10 years ago, a viral Brazilian bar mitzvah video turned club hit
Today, young people across Brazil recognize Nissim Ourfali, a Jewish boy who in 2012 became one of the country’s first memes and an inspiration to DJs countrywide
By CALEB GUEDES-REED
Former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula waves to supporters after he defeated incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in a presidential run-off election to become the country's next president, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Oct. 30, 2022 (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
November 1, 2022, 12:29 pm
Lula looking to rule as centrist, unlikely to harm Israel ties, Brazil scholar says
Latin America expert James Green predicts moderate policies from incoming president, whom half the country’s Jews supported
By Lazar Berman
A demonstrator dressed in the colors of the Brazilian flag performs in front of a street vendor's towels for sale featuring Brazilian presidential candidates, current President Jair Bolsonaro, center, and former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in Brasilia, Brazil, September 27, 2022. (Eraldo Peres/AP)
October 30, 2022, 10:27 am
Many Brazilian Jews feel the election is a choice ‘between the cross and the sword’
In Sunday vote, community torn between far-right incumbent Bolsonaro, who loves Israel and ultranationalists, and Lula, a far-left social activist sympathetic to Palestinian cause
By Marcus M. Gilban
A team of three Christian Arab Brazilians, seated in front, won first place at the inaugural Abrahamic Hummus Championship in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sept. 21, 2022. (Courtesy of Hebraica Sao Paulo via JTA)
September 29, 2022, 5:22 am
Brazilian Jews, Arabs hold hummus tourney to spread coexistence
Yarmulkes share room with keffiyehs at inaugural Abrahamic Hummus Championship hosted by Hebraica Jewish club in Sao Paulo; Christian Arab team declared winners by jury
By Marcus M. Gilban
Nora Tausz Ronai poses for a photo in Rio de Janeiro, 2020. (Courtesy of Julia Ronai/via JTA)
September 18, 2022, 4:45 am
This Holocaust survivor and Brazilian swimming champion is still competing at 98
Nora Tausz Ronai started swimming competitively at age 69 and has won 13 gold medals, broken 12 world records at Masters World Championships – and just keeps swimming
By Marcus M. Gilban
Henrique Morelenbaum, one of Brazil's most prominent conductors, lost his extended family in the Holocaust. (Courtesy of Interludio via JTA)
July 28, 2022, 10:30 am
Brazilian Jewish conductor Henrique Morelenbaum dies at 90
Prominent music director was born in Poland in 1931, moved to Rio at 3; conducting career began suddenly during a 1959 ballet performance when scheduled conductor could not perform
By Marcus M. Gilban
Illustrative: Police in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
July 22, 2022, 9:13 pm
Israeli businessman freed after being kidnapped for ransom in Brazil
Brazilian police manage to locate and rescue Moshe Bendek some 12 hours after he was nabbed
By ToI Staff
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