Les Juifs de Caracas (Venezuela)

Jewish presence in Venezuela dates back to the establishment of Sephardim from Curaçao in Coro, but it was Caracas that became in the 20th century the main center of a community that was both Sephardic and Ashkenazi, prosperous and well organized. Active in commerce, industry and the professions, the community equipped itself with synagogues, schools, clubs and social and Zionist institutions, forming one of the most structured communities in South America. Political and economic instability in the country in the early 21st century led to the departure of a large part of its members to the United States, Israel, Panama and other countries, greatly reducing its numbers.

स्रोत और संसाधन

• Encyclopaedia Judaica — 2e éd., Keter/Macmillan
• Jewish Virtual Library ↗