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The Jewish population in Venezuela peaked at 45,000, [9] largely centered in Caracas, but with smaller concentrations in Maracaibo. Most of Venezuela's Jews are either first or second generation. [8] Venezuela was hospitable to Jewish life, and Jews "developed deep ties to the country and a strong sense of patriotism", acculturating and ...
By 1950 there were around 6,000 Jewish people in Venezuela [12] and the biggest waves of immigration occurred after World War II and the 1967 Six-Day War, [13] [14] The Jewish population in Venezuela was largely centered in Caracas, with smaller concentrations in Maracaibo. Most of Venezuela's Jews are either first or second generation. [15]
The majority of Venezuela's Jews are members of the middle class. The current president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, claims to be of Sephardic Jewish descent. [74] Jewish groups, such as the Latin American Jewish Congress, have criticized Maduro and his predecessor, Hugo Chavez, of fostering antisemitism. [74]
The Israelite Association of Venezuela (Spanish: Asociación Israelita de Venezuela), known as Tiferet Israel, is an association for Sephardic Jews living in Venezuela. Founded in the 1920s in Caracas, it is the oldest surviving Jewish organization in Venezuela.
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 .
As much as 60% of Venezuela's Jewish population has sought refuge in Israel since Chávez took office in 1999, when there were 22,000 Jews in Venezuela. This number has been dwindling to around 6,000 Jews still left in Venezuela as of 2019. [113] Over 11,000 Venezuelans have emigrated to Israel since the start of the crisis. [215]
A February 13, 2012, opinion article in the state-owned Radio Nacional de Venezuela, titled "The Enemy is Zionism" [133] attacked Capriles' Jewish ancestry and linked him with Jewish national groups because of a meeting he had held with local Jewish leaders, [130] [131] [134] saying, "This is our enemy, the Zionism that Capriles today ...
People of Venezuelan-Jewish descent (2 C, 1 P) Jewish Venezuelan politicians (1 P) R. Venezuelan rabbis (1 P) S. Venezuelan Sephardi Jews (1 C, 4 P)