The Brazilian Israelite Confederation (Confederação Israelita do Brasil or CONIB)[1] is the central organization of the Brazilian Jewish community. The organization was established in 1948, it gathers 14 state federations with some 200 institutions, serving as the community's political representative.[2] The political activities undertaken by CONIB are one of the few national coordination efforts by the organized Jewish community in Brazil.[3]

Activities

CONIB represents the Jewish population of Brazil which they estimate to be approximately 120,000. CONIB openly professes to be an institution that is pro-Israel and Zionist. The organization sees its role to mediate between the Brazilian Jewish community (14 states have Jewish federations) and the executive, legislative and judiciary branches of power in Brazil.[4]

in 2012, CONIB launched a national essay contest about Anne Frank.[5]

People

Fernando Lottenberg is the president of the Brazilian Israelite Confederation.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ Also referred to as the Jewish Confederation of Brazil.
  2. ^ Marcus M. Gilban. "7 things to know about the Jews of Brazil". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. August 2, 2016.
  3. ^ Goldstein, Yossi. "Jewish communal life in Argentina and Brazil at the end of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st: A sociological perspective." In Identities in an Era of Globalization and Multiculturalism, pp. 185-202. Brill, 2008.
  4. ^ Köhnen Abramovay Fernandes, Daniella. "The Complex Relationship between the Brazilian Jewish Community and Israel: the Jewish Institutions and Their Leadership in São Paulo." Master's thesis, 2017.
  5. ^ "Brazil's Jewish community announces creation of Anne Frank 'educational network'". Times of Israel. August 20, 2012.
  6. ^ "Son of Lebanese immigrants, friend to Jewish community, named Brazil's president". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. May 15, 2016.
  7. ^ "A Conib". www.conib.org.br. CONIB. Archived from the original on 2018-10-26. Retrieved 2017-09-17.

External links

Official website

Jews and Judaism in Brazil
World Jewish Congress
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