About

The Latin American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science was founded in 2014 with the primary goal of raising awareness and funds for the Weizmann Institute in this region. Dany Schmit is the CEO of the Committee and works from the Institute in Rehovot, travelling frequently to the continent.
The Committee operates in Latin America and in the U.S. among Spanish and Portuguese-speaking communities.

Contact

  • Dany Schmit, CEO
    Rajel Leghziel, Development and Administrative Coordinator

Location Weizmann Institute of Science
234 Herzl Street
Raoul and Graziella de Picciotto Building for Scientific and Technical Support, room 247
Rehovot 7610001
Israel
Office +972-(0)8-934-2155
Fax +972-(0)8-934-3430
Dr. Tabaré Vázquez, President of Uruguay, at right with Dany Schmit, CEO of the Latin American Committee, at the Presidential House in Uruguay, August 2015

associations of friends in latin america

Brazil

The Brazilian Friends of the Weizmann Institute of Science is a non-profit organization that supports the Weizmann Institute of Science in maintaining its excellence in scientific research and in contributing significantly to human health for the world at large. The Amigos do Weizmann --as they are called in Portuguese -- also promote scientific exchange between Brazil and the Weizmann Institute, fostering cutting-edge research and development for the benefit of all humanity.

Learn more about the Brazilian Friends:

PersonnelMr. Mario Fleck, President
Prof. Regina P. Markus, Vice President
Contact Claudia Issler, Director
Location Rua Barão de Santa Eulalia 500
São Paulo - SP
Brazil
Brazilian students at the Dr. Bessie Lawrence International Summer Science Institute (ISSI) in 2018. From left to right: Carolina Padilha, Luiza Coutinho, Gean de Oliveira da Silva and Maria Valoto

Brazilian friends at the International Plaza, during the 68th Annual General Meeting of the International Board. L to R: Claudia Issler Faiguenboim (Director at the Brazilian Association of Friends), Dany Schmit (CEO of the Latin American Committee), Bruno Licht, Mario Fleck (President of the Brazilian Association of Friends), Charles Rothschild, Mendel Szlejf, Sonia Lozinsky, Sergio Lozinsky and Roxana Tabakman (Director of communication at the Brazilian Association of Friends)

Mexico

The Mexican Association of Friends of the Weizmann Institute of Science was founded in 1982 by a group of people interested in strengthening the scientific relationship between the Weizmann Institute of Science and the Mexican scientific community, for the benefit of humanity.

Personnel Mr. Elias Harari, President
Contact Mrs. Paulina Gallego, Executive Coordinator
Location Av. de las Fuentes #35-206
Col. Tecamachalco
Naucalpan, Edo. de Mexico
C.P. 53950
Mexico
Office+52-(55)-5294-20-94,
+52-(55)-5294-21-40
Tenth celebration of the Jardin Wezmann de Ciencias, Mexico, May 2019. Credits: Centro Deportivo Israelita, Comité de Comunicación, photographer: Andrea Carolina Romero Triguero

Mexican students at the Dr. Bessie Lawrence International Summer Science Institute (ISSI) in 2018. From left to right: Héctor Gómez, Diana Rodríguez and Ramón Castaneda Cerdan

Argentina

The newly reopened Association of Friends of the Weizmann Institute of Science in Argentina is a network of dedicated volunteers who share a common vision with the Institute in advancing science for the benefit of humanity. The Argentinian Friends engages in various activities to strengthen the connections between Israel and Argentina through science and technology, such as promoting students exchanges and scientific connections.

Weizmann Argentina is on Facebook, Instagram and Linkedin

Personnel Tamar Hahn, President
Mathias Sielecki, Vice President
Contact Florencia Arbiser
Director of the Association of Friends
Guido Dercauttan
Director of Development for Argentina, Uruguay and Chile
Location Paraguay 1535 (1061ABB)
Ciudad de Buenos Aires
Argentina

Argentinean students Santiago Aranguri and María Clara Miserendino at the Dr. Bessie Lawrence International Summer Science Institute (ISSI) in 2018.

Argentinean students at the Shalhevet Freier “Safe-Cracking” International Physics Tournament on the Weizmann campus, in 2019.