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Fernando Lottenberg takes on antisemitism across the Western Hemisphere

JL;DR SUMMARY Fernando Lottenberg, a Brazilian constitutional attorney and former leader of Brazil's Jewish community, has been appointed as the first Organization of American States (OAS) commissioner to combat antisemitism in the Western Hemisphere. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Latin AmericaHate SpeechJewish CommunityHuman RightsEducationIhraFernando LottenbergOasWestern Hemisphere

Places mentioned

São Paulo, Brazil
"Born and raised in São Paulo, Lottenberg, 59, has spent most of his life there."
Austin, Texas, United States
"with a brief stint at the University of Texas at Austin through the Fulbright Scholars Program."
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
"The guy who fires at people in front of a synagogue in Pittsburgh is not very different from the guy who fires at people at a mosque in New Zealand, Lottenberg explained."
Buenos Aires, Argentina
"Lottenberg said, but it holds great historical significance in South America, where Jews are still reeling from the 1994 Hezbollah bombing of the AMIA Jewish center in Buenos Aires that killed 85 people."

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