Listen to Mara’s Reflections and Predictions on the Communities of Cuba and Argentina

Mara Steiner was a JDC representative living in Cuba from 2002-2004. While she was there, Mara worked to invigorate the Jewish education program and established the Bar and Bat Mitzvah Training Program. She recently returned to Argentina to work for JDC in Buenos Aires.

Cuban Community:
"I was able to witness day by day the impact and the difference JDC can make in people’s lives...Am Israel Be Cuba Chai…

Cuban Bar/Bat Mitzvah Program:
"a great emotion for the child and for the family, but it also in a way represented a triumph of the Jewish Community ...

Returning to Argentina Post-Crisis
"After living abroad for almost 4 years, I came back to Argentina in May 2005 to face a reality that was extremely shocking to me ...

Argentina Client Profile: Ana
"Ana is currently receiving assistance by JDC to live in a boarding house..her daughter attends JDC’s Baby Help Program ...

Argentina’s Future:
"The size of the caseload will further decline as economic improvement continues, but it is likely that the level of need will remain higher than the pre-crisis levels ...

Learn more about JDC's work in Latin America