RIO DE JANEIRO — The Kahal Zur Israel, the oldest synagogue in the Americas, has become the first Jewish site to join a Brazilian governmental tourism project.The synagogue …
The Nidhe Israel Synagogue was originally built in the 1600’s and the new building dates from the 19th Century - originally for religious freedom of Jews fleeing Recife, Brazil. SÃO PAULO, Brazil — The second oldest congregation in Sao Paulo, Brazil’s most Jewish-populated city, will dedicate a new synagogue next year, a century after it …

Trip to Oldest Americas synagogue Report by Bernard Peller of his trip (Dec 2018) to the Brazilian Synagogue - the Oldest in the Americas Flanked by bustling cafes in downtown Recife on Brazil’s northeastern coast is a little-known treasure of Jewish history in the New World — the oldest synagogue … 1773 - 1916 Dutch Brazil, also known as New Holland, was the northern portion of the Portuguese colony of Brazil, ruled by the Dutch during the Dutch colonization of the Americas between 1630 and 1654. Brazil’s earliest Jews arrived in the sixteenth century, conversos or “hidden Jews” fleeing the … Brazil’s Jewish community is the oldest in the Americas, with the first American synagogue founded in Recife in 1636 during the brief period of religiously tolerant pre-Portuguese Dutch rule. The Oldest Synagogue in Continuous Use in the Americas September 29, 2017 by James Trumm Leave a Comment On the day before Yom Kippur, I skipped lunch and walked over to the Mikvé Israel-Emanuel Synagogue here in Willemstad, a temple which holds the distinction of being the oldest synagogue in continuous use in the Americas. History of Americas’ oldest Jewish community brought to light First synagogue in New World built in Recife in 1640 for Portuguese and Dutch Jews Sat, Aug 22, 2015, 05:00 However, thanks to the Safra banking family, the synagogue re-opened in 2002 and now stands as the oldest existing synagogue in the Americas, housing a Jewish cultural center and hosting some religious ceremonies.

SAO PAULO— The second oldest synagogue in Brazil’s most Jewish-populated city will be rededicated next year, a century after it was opened.

The Nidhei Israel Synagogue in Jamaica is thought to be the oldest synagogue in the … In 1655, the Portuguese closed a major symbol of Brazilian Jewry, the Kahal Zur synagogue. As the oldest synagogue in Brazil, Tifereth Israel is a significant emblem of Brazil’s Jewish heritage.

Knesset Israel was founded in Sao Paulo in 1916. Barbados is still home to a historic Jewish cemetery—thought to be the oldest in the hemisphere—and a 17th-century building that once housed the island's synagogue and is today a library. SAO PAULO, Brazil — The second-oldest congregation in Sao Paulo, Brazil’s most Jewish-populated city, will dedicate a new synagogue next year, a century after it was opened. List of Synagogues in Rio de Janeiro - find here information about Ashkenaz, Sephardic, Orthodox, Conservative and reform synagogues in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Brasil with detailed description and contact details, as Phone number, address, Email and Web. The building (owned by the National Trust) has been restored and now holds services again, has a museum, is open to the public and is the only synagogue in Barbados.