The Legislature of the city of Buenos Aires incorporated the IWO Foundation’s Library, the Historical Archive and Collections into the Cultural Patrimony of the City of Buenos Aires, under the terms of Law 1227/03 on 3 September 2009. This was in recognition of the work done by the IWO Foundation to preserve records of Jewish immigration to Argentina, spread the richness of Jewish culture and open a space for dialogue, diversity and integration. The Chamber of Deputies of the Nation declared of the work carried about by the IWO Foundation in relation to the conservation, research and dissemination of documentary materials on the history, culture and languages of the Jewish people during November 2010 of Parliamentary Interest.