Centro Hebreo Sefaradi Synagogue

Centro Hebreo Sefaradi Synagogue
The synagogue sanctuary, in 2019
Centro Hebreo Sefaradi Synagogue is located in Cuba
Centro Hebreo Sefaradi Synagogue
Location of the synagogue in Cuba
Religion
AffiliationConservative Judaism
RiteSephardi
Synagogue
StatusActive
Location
LocationHavana
CountryCuba
Coordinates23°08′16″N 82°23′31″W / 23.1377°N 82.3919°W / 23.1377; -82.3919
Architecture
Groundbreaking1957
Completed1960

The Centro Hebreo Sefaradi Synagogue is a Conservative Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Havana, Cuba.

History

Construction began in 1957 and the synagogue was completed in 1960[1]: 65  with a 726-seat sanctuary.[2] The main sanctuary was later rented out to the Afro-Cuban band Síntesis for their rehearsals while weekly religious services were held in a small room next door.[1]: 66 

In 2007 Centro Hebreo Sefaradi Synagogue was described as “…the only remaining institutional legacy of the Sephardic presence in Cuba.”[1]: 64  As of 2010, the synagogue had eighty families constituting 320 members. The majority of congregants were 60 or older.[2]

Centro Hebreo is affiliated with the Conservative movement in the United States.[1]: 68  There is a small Holocaust memorial at the synagogue with quotations from José Martí.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Behar, Ruth (2007). An Island Called Home: Returning To Jewish Cuba. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press. pp. 65–68. ISBN 9780813541891.
  2. 1 2 Harris, Liz (December 24, 2010). "Sephardic majority, but numbers dwindling". The Jewish News of Northern California. San Francisco, CA. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  3. ↑ Goodman, James Stone (December 17, 2015). "The Remnant: Cuban Jews face challenges with hope". St. Louis Jewish Light. St. Louis, MO. Retrieved April 29, 2026.

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