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May 23, 2021 · Jewish people are a minority around the world — a tiny fraction of 1% — but particularly so among Cuba's 11 million people. Their small numbers have made Cuba's Jewish community...
- Rachel Wisniewski
Feb 4, 2007 · By Caren Osten Gerszberg. Feb. 4, 2007. CLAUDIA BARLIYA, a 6-year-old Cuban-Jewish girl, stood on a cobblestone street in Trinidad, a small centuries-old city on the south coast of Cuba. A...
Oct 28, 2021 · The Catholic Church did not want us to leave Cuba and there was also an older Synagogue in Cuba as well. The Sephardi Jews came to Cuba from Turkey in 1895 to 1898. The Sephardi and...
May 23, 2021 · Cuba doesn't have a single rabbi and the Jewish population numbers only about 1,200 on the island. Those left have formed a tight-knit community, with pressure on the young to sustain their religion.
Jul 25, 2019 · HAVANA — Some 1,200 people living in the capital of Cuba identify as Jewish. Much like the city itself, this small but tight-knit community is characterized by many contrasts: Rich in spirit, it is bereft of basic services like quality health care and household goods.
- Harry D. Wall
Jewish Cubans, Cuban Jews, or Cubans of Jewish heritage, have lived in the nation of Cuba for centuries. Some Cubans trace Jewish ancestry to Marranos (forced converts to Christianity) who came as colonists, though few of these practice Judaism today. The majority of Cuban Jews are descended from European Jews who immigrated in the early 20th ...
Visit with the various local Jewish communities across Cuba, from Sephardic to Ashkenazy, in Havana and Santa Clara; Partake in a pottery workshop that immerses you in the cultural artwork of the spirited Afro-Cuban colonial town of Trinidad; Discover the history and multi-cultural grounds of the Havana Jewish Cemetery
