Tagged Gilberto Bosques

Letter from Mexican consul in Tucson underscores importance of solidarity
February 2, 2017 / Bryan Davis, Special to the AJP

On the afternoon of Jan. 27, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Jewish History Museum received a letter from the Consul of Mexico in Tucson, Ricardo Pineda.  The letter arrived at the end of an emotionally charged 24 hours, moments prior to closing for Shabbat. To mark this commemorative date,… Read more »

Yom HaShoah event will honor survivors, Mexican diplomat
April 10, 2014 / Sheila Wilensky, AJP Associate Editor
Gilberto Bosques

The 2014 community Yom HaShoah Commemoration, “Diplomatic Acts of Conscience and Courage,” will honor Tucson’s Holocaust survivors and Mexican diplomat Gilberto Bosques. The event will take place on Sunday, April 27 at 2 p.m. at Temple Emanu-El, and will begin with a procession and candlelighting ceremony by local Holocaust… Read more »