Uncovering the Nazi Escape Network and the Unique Fight Against Antisemitism in Latin America, in partnership with the Simon Wiesenthal Center featuring Dr. Ariel Gelblung and moderated by Dr. Robert Watson


Uncovering the Nazi Escape Network and the Unique Fight Against Antisemitism in Latin America, in partnership with the Simon Wiesenthal Center featuring Dr. Ariel Gelblung and moderated by Dr. Robert Watson
Gain fascinating, exclusive insights into the groundbreaking effort that led Argentina’s President Javier Milei to recently declassify secret archives on Nazi fugitives. As modern antisemitic sentiment spreads throughout Latin America, explore revolutionary approaches that are combating these trends and providing a roadmap for counteracting hate across the globe.
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Dr. Ariel Gelblung is the Director of the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s Latin America office and a leading voice in the fight against antisemitism and hate speech. A lawyer by training, he serves as Permanent Observer to the OAS and PARLATINO, is the only Latin American civil society delegate to the IHRA Committee on Antisemitism and Holocaust Denial, and has been instrumental in advancing IHRA’s Working Definition of Antisemitism across the region. He is also the author of ANTISEMITISM: Define to Combat and host of the program Justo en el Centro.
Robert Watson joined the faculty of Lynn in 2007 after spending 15 years teaching at universities around the country. He has published over 40 books and approximately 200 scholarly articles, essays, and chapters on topics in history and politics. His recent books America’s First Plague, The Nazi Titanic, The Ghost Ship of Brooklyn, and George Washington’s Final Battle have received critical acclaim. A frequent media commentator, Dr. Watson has been interviewed by, among others, CNN, MSNBC, Time, USA Today, The New York Times and BBC and has served as a Sunday Sun-Sentinel columnist. On television, he has been seen as a regular guest on WPTV 5 To the Point and WPBT Issues while he has also appeared on radio programs on RTE One Ireland, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, WIOD 610 AM and WFTL 850 AM.
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Wednesday | March 4, 2025, at 7:00 pm
Lynn University
Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall
3601 N. Military Trail
Boca Raton, Florida 33431
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