List_of_Latin_American_Jews

List of Latin American Jews

List of Latin American Jews

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Jewish immigration to Latin America began with seven sailors arriving in Christopher Columbus' crew. The Jewish population of Latin America is today (2018) less than 300,000 — more than half of whom live in Argentina, with large communities also present in Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Uruguay and Venezuela.[1]

To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Jewish from the indicated country of origin or must have references showing they are Jewish from the indicated country of origin and are notable.

The following is a list of some prominent Latin American Jews, arranged by country of origin:

Argentina

Bolivia

Brazil

Chile

Colombia

Main: Colombian Jews

Costa Rica

Cuba

Dominican Republic

Ecuador

El Salvador

Guatemala

Honduras

Mexico

Nicaragua

Panama

Paraguay

Peru

Puerto Rico

Uruguay

Venezuela

Main: Venezuelan Jews

See also


References

  1. Jorge Fernández Díaz. "Marcos Aguinis: un hombre del renacimiento".
  2. Taylor, Ella (2006-12-22). "What, Him Worry? (Why Yes, Actually)". LA Weekly. Archived from the original on 2006-12-23. Retrieved 2006-12-22.
  3. "From the Field". www.neu.edu. Archived from the original on 19 March 2007. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  4. The Tribu of Dina: A Jewish Women Anthology by Irena Klepfisz & Melanie Kaye
  5. Feilhaber "Outside of my UCLA teammate Benny Feilhaber, I never really thought there were other high-class Jewish soccer players out there"
  6. "Hedgebrook". Archived from the original on 2009-07-21.

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