http://jta.org/news/ en rcsillag@jta.org Copyright 2009 2009-11-20T16:30:00-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2008/08/05/109701/timerman07292008 http://jta.org/site/timerman07292008/#When:04:00:01Z The son of the late Jacobo Timerman, who came to symbolize the victims of Argentina's 'dirty war,' now represents his country in the United States. Politics, World 2008-08-05T04:00:01-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2008/06/12/109006/ElSalvadorosArturoCastellanos http://jta.org/site/ElSalvadorosArturoCastellanos/#When:04:00:01Z El Salvador is trying to win global recognition for an obscure diplomat whose actions during World War II helped rescue at least 25,000 European Jews from deportation to Nazi death camps. World 2008-06-12T04:00:01-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2008/02/19/107102/fidel http://jta.org/site/fidel/#When:04:00:01Z The end of Fidel Castro's political career is not expected to change Cuba's friendliness toward its Jews – or the state's antipathy toward Israel. Jewish Life, World 2008-02-19T04:00:01-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2007/12/18/105987/venezuela http://jta.org/site/venezuela/#When:04:00:01Z Despite their vast cultural differences, Venezuela and Iran's leaders are building an alliance to use their countries' oil wealth to turn world opinion against the United States and its support of Israel. World 2007-12-18T04:00:01-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2007/12/03/105659/venez http://jta.org/site/venez/#When:04:00:01Z The defeat of Hugo Chavez's broad-ranging referendum has eased Jewish fears in Venezuela. Yet many remain fearful about their future in the country and are making plans to leave. World 2007-12-03T04:00:01-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2007/11/13/105279/tunisiafeature http://jta.org/site/tunisiafeature/#When:04:00:01Z With Jewish life in rural Tunisia all but disappeared, Muslim caretakers are helping restore its synagogues with the help of the country's president. Meanwhile, in the Jewish enclave of Djerba, Jewish life is flourishing. Middle East, World 2007-11-13T04:00:01-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2007/11/12/105258/chavezjews http://jta.org/site/chavezjews/#When:04:00:01Z With Hugo Chavez laying the groundwork for authoritarian rule, Venezuela's Jews are fearful for the future in a country with an increasingly grim political prognosis, economic instability and warm ties with the regime in Tehran. World 2007-11-12T04:00:01-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2007/11/08/105194/columbiaterrorist http://jta.org/site/columbiaterrorist/#When:04:00:01Z The palm-fringed islands off the Caribbean coast may not look dangerous, but some Israelis say they are becoming hotbeds of support for terrorism. World 2007-11-08T04:00:01-05:00 http://jta.org/news/article/2007/11/06/105124/luxsidebar http://jta.org/site/luxsidebar/#When:04:00:01Z Distinct from many of its neighbors in the Arab world, Tunisia safeguards its 1,500 Jews, foots the bill to restore old synagogues and even welcomes Israeli tourists. It also struggles to keep out Islamic terrorists. Middle East, World 2007-11-06T04:00:01-05:00