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Ecuadorian Jews have achieved prominence in various fields including academics, industry, and science. Benno Weiser (a.k.a. Benjamin Varon), who was an active Ecuadorian journalist, later entered the Israeli diplomatic service, serving in various Latin American countries. [12] His brother, Max Weiser, was the first Israeli consul in Ecuador. [13]
Mordo Alvo, physician and member of the scientific academy Instituto de Chile [12] Claudio Bunster , scientist (Jewish mother) [ 13 ] Fernando Cassorla , physician and member of the scientific academy Instituto de Chile [ 12 ]
It is the “Calle Cuesta de los Judios” which in the English language means "Jewish Slope Street" [24] Puerto Rican Jews have made many contributions to the Puerto Rican way of life. Their contributions can be found, but are not limited to, the fields of education, commerce and entertainment.
The association was established by Baron Maurice de Hirsch, a Jewish-French industrialist who amassed a fortune building railroads in Russia. After the death of his son, Hirsch resolved to help Russia's Jews and bought more than 80,000 hectares (198,000 acres) of land in Argentina. [ 1 ]
Given the small size of the community, many of the Jewish immigrants went on to marry non-Jews, giving rise to Nicaraguan families of partial Jewish ancestry. Despite this, many if not most Nicaraguan Jews were still committed to maintaining Jewish life. The Congregacion Israelita de Nicaragua was the central Jewish organization until 1979.
Segismundo and Fernando Jacobi, founders of the first bureau de change in Lima (1860), the Baquíjano Cemetery and of the Sociedad de Beneficiencia Israelita. The former brought a Torah, the first in the city. Eliane Karp, French-born anthropologist and First Lady of Peru from 2001 to 2006. Wladyslaw Kluger , engineer.
As such, the FCJE oversees the Superior Rabbinical Council of Spain (CSRE) (Spanish: Consejo Rabínico Superior de España), the application of Kashrut dietary laws, the certification of Jewish marriages, and Jewish burials in the county. The cooperation agreement between the FCJE and the Spanish government does not allow for publicly funded ...