Jacob Kessler

@JacobLKessler

Jacob Kessler is a freelance journalist from New York based in Peru. In addition to his reporting covering Latin America for JTA, his work has appeared in Al Jazeera, the China Project and the Washington Blade. He also reports on breaking news from South America for CBC Radio.

From Jacob Kessler

Israel bars Brazilian president after Lula compares Gaza war to the Holocaust

By Jacob Kessler February 19, 2024 10:28 pm

Influential left-wing Brazilian politician expresses interest in boycott of ‘certain Jewish companies’

By Jacob Kessler January 24, 2024 1:02 pm

A Chilean-Jewish artist strives to capture the entire Torah in massive murals

By Jacob Kessler December 19, 2023 7:33 pm

Chile and Colombia call home their ambassadors from Israel

By Jacob Kessler November 1, 2023 4:08 pm

President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro.

Israel-Colombia spat deepens, as Israel stops arms sales and Bogotá threatens to cut ties

By Jacob Kessler October 16, 2023 10:22 pm

Colombia’s president compares Israeli military to Nazis as local protesters burn Israeli flag outside embassy

By Jacob Kessler October 9, 2023 10:38 pm

Claudia Sheinbaum

Claudia Sheinbaum is on track to become Mexico’s first Jewish and woman president

By Jacob Kessler and Gabe Friedman September 20, 2023 5:59 pm

Bernardo Arevalo

5 Jewish facts about Guatemala’s new Hebrew-speaking president

By Jacob Kessler August 21, 2023 10:03 pm

Paraguay President Santiago Peña

Paraguay moves its Israeli embassy back to Jerusalem

By Jacob Kessler August 17, 2023 5:30 pm

Israelis flock to this tiny town in Peru for vacation — and psychedelic spirituality

By Jacob Kessler May 31, 2023 4:44 pm

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