Sinagoga de la Communidad Hebrea Hatikva
Sinagoga de la Communidad Hebrea Hatikva | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Conservative Judaism |
Rite | Nusach Sefard |
Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Synagogue
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Status | Active |
Location | |
Location | Mariano Corona No. 273 e/ Habana y Maceo, Santiago |
Country | Cuba |
Location of the synagogue in Cuba | |
Geographic coordinates | 20°01′29″N 75°49′19″W / 20.02472°N 75.82194°W |
Architecture | |
Date established | As a congregation:
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Completed | 1939 |
Website | |
jewishcuba (in Spanish) |
The Sinagoga de la Communidad Hebrea Hatikva is a Conservative Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Santiago, Cuba.
History
[edit]The first Jewish community in Santiago was founded October 1924. It was called the Jewish Society of Eastern Cuba (Spanish: Sociedad Union Israelita de Oriente de Cuba) and was composed mainly of Sephardic Jews from Turkey. In 1939, the congregation built its first synagogue, called the Synagogue of Santiago de Cuba (Spanish: Sinagoga de Santiago de Cuba). Ashkenazi Jews arrived from Poland during World War II. The congregation remained active until 1959, and the synagogue was closed in 1960.[1]
After years of inactivity, the congregation was established in October 1993. Worshipping initially from a private residence, the former synagogue building was reopened on July 25, 1995, and was consecrated by Rabbi Sh'muel Szteinhendle.[2]
It was the first Jewish congregation to host a website in Cuba.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "History of the community". Jewish Cuba. n.d. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
- ^ "Synagogue Today". Jewish Cuba. n.d. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
- ^ "SYNAGOGUES AND CONGREGATIONS". The Jews of Cuba. n.d. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
External links
[edit]Official website (in Spanish)
- 1924 establishments in Cuba
- 1993 establishments in Cuba
- 1960 disestablishments in Cuba
- Buildings and structures in Santiago de Cuba
- Conservative synagogues in North America
- Jewish organizations established in 1924
- Jewish organizations established in 1993
- Sephardi Jewish culture in the Caribbean
- Sephardi synagogues
- Synagogues completed in 1939
- Synagogues in Cuba
- 20th-century synagogues in the Caribbean
- 20th-century architecture in Cuba
- North American synagogue stubs
- Cuban building and structure stubs