Avi Weiss

Avi Weiss is founding rabbi of the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale in New York City and founder of the rabbinical schools Yeshivat Chovevei Torah and Yeshivat Maharat. He is the author of several books, most recently the Haggadah Yehi Ohr. His next book, Defending Holocaust Memory, will appear this summer.

What to Do When a U.S. President Lays a Wreath at a Cemetery for Nazi War Dead

The Bitburg controversy, 40 years on.

May 8 2025 1:15AM

The AMIA Saga Is Not Some Long-Ago and Safely Buried Horror

The continued cover-up and obstruction of justice make it a potential future horror as well, and Buenos Aires is still at risk.

Sept. 3 2019 12:01AM

Podcast: Avi Weiss Talks about the AMIA Bombing Cover-Up

The rabbi, activist, and author of this month’s Mosaic essay drops by our studio to talk about his time in Argentina laboring to comfort, and to seek justice for, the bereaved.

Aug. 29 2019 12:01AM

The Shameful Cover-Up of the Worst Attack on Diaspora Jews Since the Holocaust

A personal look at the 25 years that have passed since the bombing of an Argentine Jewish center that killed 85 people, with no progress toward justice.

Aug. 5 2019 12:01AM