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Sergio Bergman is an
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,
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, pharmacist, writer, and social activist. In 2015, he was appointed as Minister in
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's cabinet, in the newly elevated Ministry of the Environment and Sustainable Development. In 2018, the Ministry was demoted back to Government Secretariat, and Bergman remained in charge as Secretary of the Environment, a position he held until 2019. Bergman serves as rabbi of the synagogue of the Congregación Israelita Argentina. He is CEO of Judaica Foundation and president of Argentina Ciudadana Foundation, as well as executive director of Action Network and Community Initiatives for Social Enterprise. On May 11, 2020, the
World Union for Progressive Judaism The World Union for Progressive Judaism (WUPJ) is the international umbrella organization for the various branches of Reform Judaism, Reform, Liberal and Progressive Judaism, as well as the separate Reconstructionist Judaism. The WUPJ is based i ...
announced that Rabbi Bergman would become its new president effective June 1, 2020, transitioning from Ambassador Rabbi David Saperstein who completes his year-long term.


Education

Bergman graduated from the Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry,
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. He received his rabbinical ordination in 1992, graduating from Marshall Meyer Latin American Rabbinical Seminary of Buenos Aires and the
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in
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. He is an advisor and consultant to many communities and Israeli societies and a founding member of Cabildo Abierto Ciudadano. In 1994 he returned to
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and through the Judaica Foundation created the community school Fern. Arlene was one of the founders and a member of Activa. Memory From 2001 took over as rabbi of Temple Freedom. Bergman made various postgraduate courses in foreign universities: Master of Education, graduated summa cum laude, at the
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; Master of Rabbinic Literature at the
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in
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; and MA in Jewish Studies at the Jewish Theological Seminary. Bergman is a liberal rabbi, committed follower of the human rights tradition of
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.


Argentina Ciudadana

Rabbi Sergio Bergman is founder of ''Argentina Ciudadana'' (Civic Argentina), an organization that promotes: *A republican, representative, federal, just and united country. *The integral development of communities (spiritual capital, social, civic values and economic development) preserving the dignity of all people. *The existence of policies that consider the needs of all sectors of the community and to enable the development of sources of genuine, sustainable and decent work. *The active citizen commitment to the future of our country. Restore equity between the private and the public. *Exercise participation and active control in the joint management and monitoring of public policies.


Political views

He held a criticism of the administration of former President Nestor Kirchner and former President
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position. He is a strong critic of both the government and Kirchner Argentine Jewish institutions.


Minister of Environment

During
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, Argentina was aligned with the countries of the
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(ALBA), which questioned the reports produced by the
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on
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. In December 2015, environmental policy aligned with global and contemporary economies During its management, nine parks and protected areas were created, such as Aconquija National Park, the Iberá National Park, and the Ciervo de los Pantanos National Park. Six of those were created in 2018: it was the registry for the creation of national parks and protected areas in one year. He relaunched the national park ranger training course, which was closed since 2012. It tripled the protected area throughout the country and increased the protection of our sea to 7% with the creation of Yaganes and Namuncurá Banco Burdwood II marine parks.


World Union for Progressive Judaism

In 2020, Bergman became president of the
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(WUPJ), the first WUPJ president from South America. He defined four priorities for the WUPJ: * The Jewish Effective Giving Initiative, which inspires Jewish leaders (such as
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s) to inform their communities about charities that cost-effectively save lives and improve health in the developing world. It is meant to be a bridge between
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and
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and further tikkun olam. * Hebrew 2030, an effort to have
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be the primary working language of the WUPJ by 2030, in order to foster connections to Israel. * Values Education, educational programs to reach unaffiliated young Jews and bring them into
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. * Israeli by Choice, an effort for
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to provide all Jews with citizenship, without having to immigrate or make
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but also not having voting rights unless one lives there.


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bergman, Sergio 1962 births Living people Argentine activists Argentine Conservative rabbis Argentine pharmacists Jewish Argentine politicians Jewish Argentine writers People associated with effective altruism Politicians from Buenos Aires Republican Proposal politicians University of Buenos Aires alumni Members of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies elected in Buenos Aires Environment ministers of Argentina Macri administration cabinet members