Brazil Jews

Jewish club in Rio hosts populist whom Sao Paulo Jews dis-invited from talk

The Hebraica sports club in Rio invited Jair Bolsonaro — an advocate of Israel and of Brazil's right-wing dictatorship — following the scrapping of his talk at the Sao Paulo branch.

March 5, 2017 5:01 am

Jules Sauer, Brazilian ‘Gemstone Hunter,’ dies at 95

A Frenchman who fled the Nazis in 1939, Sauer would establish a high-end jewelry chain and become a leading world authority in his field.

February 2, 2017 3:23 pm

Why Brazilian Jews celebrate historic UN vote on Israel with prime beef and a ton of garlic

A youth group marks a landmark vote on Israel's creation with the favorite recipe of a Rio diplomat who helped make it happen.

November 28, 2016 9:53 pm

Leftist party in Rio labels Shimon Peres an ‘ideologue of terrorism’

October 20, 2016 7:38 am

Brazilian Jews donate 70,000 winter coats for charity

June 29, 2016 7:08 am

Brazil’s Jews are scaling back on their kids’ birthday extravaganzas

By Marcus M. Gilban May 13, 2016 9:35 am

Israeli startup plays key role in measuring Brazil protests

March 15, 2016 5:55 am

Brazil opens first Jewish immigration memorial

February 25, 2016 8:51 am

Tropical storm devastates Jewish cemetery in Brazil

April 17, 2015 6:45 am

Brasilia’s Jews look to younger generation

By Marcus M. Gilban February 15, 2010 8:56 pm

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