Discover the Jewish Community of Recife, Brazil with Turismo Judaíco. Home to the oldest Jewish synagogue in the New World, the Jewish community of Recife has undergone incredible changes and remains a beacon of Jewish history in Latin America.
Discover the Jewish community of La Habana, Cuba with Turismo Judaíco. A tightly-knit Jewish community whose members escaped the Spanish Inquisition, survived Castro's revolution and despite being isolated from the rest of the world, continue to thrive today.
Discover the Jewish community of São Paulo, Brazil with Turismo Judaíco. Home to the largest Jewish community in Brazil, São Paulo is also one of the most diverse cities in the Americas.
Discover Mexico City's historic Jewish quarter with Turismo Judaico. Home to between 40,000 and 50,000 Jews, the Mexican Jewish community is characterized by its strongly traditionalist communities. Comprised of Ashkenazi, Sephardi, and Levantine Jews, Mexico City is considered one of the most active and diverse Jewish communities in the world.
Discover Mexico City's historic Synagogue Justo Sierra with Turismo Judaico. Constructed in 1941 for Orthodox Jewish immigrants from Poland, Russia, Hungary, Germany, Czechoslovakia, and Austria in La Merced neighborhood, today the building serves both as a synagogue and cultural center of the Jewish community in the historic center of Mexico City.
Discover the Jewish community of Lima, Peru with Turismo Judaico. With a current community of about 3,000 Jews, most of Peru's Jews live in Lima. With a history spanning 500 years, this small Jewish community is known for proudly integrating into local Peruvian life, and making strong contributions to the country's economy and politics.
Discover the Jewish community of Buenos Aires, Argentina with Turismo Judaico. Home to the largest number of Jews in Latin America, Buenos Aires has a fascinating Jewish history that can be largely attributed to the diversity of the its Jewish immigrants who came from all over the world. Today, Buenos Aires' Jewish life remains vibrant, with new institutions constantly popping up.
Discover the Jewish community of Santiago de Chile, Chile with Turismo Judaico. With a history spanning 500 years, the Jewish community of Chile is now roughly made up of 16,000-18,000 Jews. Known for their many contributions to Chilean society, many Jewish figures are people all Chileans learn about in school.
Discover the Jewish community of Montevideo, Uruguay with Turismo Judaico. Boasting a Jewish population of approximately 17,300, this small country is home to the fourth largest Jewish community in South America, largely made up of families of Polish-Russian, Sephardic German and Hungarian descent.
Discover the Jewish community of Panama City, Panamá with Turismo Judaico. Boasting a Jewish population of approximately 8,000, this small country is home to one of the most diverse Jewish communities in Central America. Fun fact: Panama is the only country (besides Israel) that has had two Jewish presidents in the twentieth century.
Discover Mexico City's historic Jewish quarter with Turismo Judaico. Home to between 40,000 and 50,000 Jews, the Mexican Jewish community is characterized by its strongly traditionalist communities. Comprised of Ashkenazi, Sephardi, and Levantine Jews, Mexico City is considered one of the most active and diverse Jewish communities in the world.
Discover the Jewish community of Buenos Aires, Argentina with Turismo Judaico. Home to the largest number of Jews in Latin America, Buenos Aires has a fascinating Jewish history that can be largely attributed to the diversity of the its Jewish immigrants who came from all over the world. Today, Buenos Aires' Jewish life remains vibrant, with new institutions constantly popping up.
Discover Entre Ríos's historic Jewish community with Turismo Judaico. Entre Ríos is a province in Argentina that has been one of the most important centers of Jewish agricultural settlement since the beginning of Jewish immigration to the country. The Jewish Colonization Association (ICA) first purchased land in the province in 1892 and the first settlers came during the same year. In 1895 more than half of the people living in Entre Ríos identified as Jewish. Today, while the community is much smaller, the footprint of a once dynamic community remains.
Discover Entre Ríos's historic Jewish community with Turismo Judaico. Entre Ríos is a province in Argentina that has been one of the most important centers of Jewish agricultural settlement since the beginning of Jewish immigration to the country. The Jewish Colonization Association (ICA) first purchased land in the province in 1892 and the first settlers came during the same year. In 1895 more than half of the people living in Entre Ríos identified as Jewish. Today, while the community is much smaller, the footprint of a once dynamic community remains.
Discover the Jewish community of Santos, Brasil with Turismo Judaico. The Jewish community of Santos was founded at the end of World War I, when Jew began to immigrate in large quantities to Brazil, arriving at the ports of Santos and São Vicente. The incoming Jews settled in the Brickman Hotel, whose Jewish owner housed the immigrants, and provided them with lodging and food until they got settled in Brazil.
Discover the Jewish community of Curaçao with Turismo Judaico. The Jewish community of Curaçao was founded in the 16th century, making it the oldest Jewish community in the America's. The history of the Jews in Curaçao can be traced back to the mid-17th century, when the first Jewish immigrants began to arrive. Home to the oldest most continuous Jewish house of worship in the Americas, many Jews in Latin America can link their heritage to the island.
Discover the Jewish community of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with Turismo Judaíco. Home to the second largest Jewish community in Brazil, the enchanted city of Rio de Janeiro is also one of the most festive cities in Latin America.
Discover the Jewish community of Costa Rica with Turismo Judaico. Costa Rica is home to between 2,500 and 3,100 Jews. Predominently Ashkenazi, Costa Rican Jewry has a long and storied history in the country and continues to be very active.
Discover the Jewish community of Paraguay with Turismo Judaico. Established during the latter part of the 19th century, the Jewish community of Paraguay is small, comprising only some 1,000 people. Largely traditional, though not Orthodox, Paraguayan Jewry is highly Zionist and concentrated in Asunción, the capital.
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