WJC President Ronald S. Lauder met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Chile, H.E. Alberto Van Klaveren, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly at the Permanent Mission of Chile on Tuesday afternoon. President Lauder expressed the WJC’s desire to foster a stronger relationship between the State of Israel and Chile, as well as between the Chilean government and the Chilean Jewish community.
Chile is home to one of the largest Jewish communities in South America with about 16,000 Jews. WJC’s local affiliate is the Jewish Community of Chile.