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Latin America and The Caribbean

Progressive Judaism has grown significantly in Latin America over the past several decades boasting many synagogues, schools and community services. These congregations constitute a large family – large and small, urban and rural – who share the common link of Progressive Judaism.

Jewish migration to the region began in the late 15th century and Jewish communities sprang up throughout the region over the centuries. In 1997 the Fundación Judaica was created to help Jewish institutions in need. In 2002 WUPJ’s Yad b’Yad Task Force was founded to help affected areas in Argentina, and in 2003 the AIP (Asociación Israelita de los Pampas) began its activities, ensuring support for the religious, educational, cultural and social needs of communities in peripheral areas. While there are many challenges in the region, we note the emergence of new congregations, such as Ruaj Ami in Chile, and an increase in the number of members of CIP-SP, Brazil; ARI, Rio de Janeiro; SIBRA, Porto Alegre; CIM, Belo Horizonte; and Kol Shearith Israel, Panama.

The WUPJ Latin American regional council has been active since 2004, officially established as the WUPJ-LA region in 2010. Relying almost entirely on volunteers, the WUPJ-LA contributed to the recovery and continuity of Judaism in the region. When economic conditions in Argentina improved, the Yad b’Yad Task Force focus was redirected to other areas such as youth activities, local leadership, and outreach. Since 2004 four regional conferences were held and a local Board of Directors was formed at the end of 2009.

The Union Judía de Caribe y Latinoamerica / Union of Jewish Congregations of Latin America and the Caribbean (UJCL) was established in 1998 in Costa Rica, to promote communication and contact among the many, small liberal communities in the region. Today, WUPJ-LA works in cooperation with the UJCL to help connect strong and vibrant communities such as in Mexico and Panama and smaller communities including Aruba, Guatemala and Costa Rica.

With many changes over the past three and a half centuries, our communities remain active and vibrant. The number of members is on the rise, and new congregations are being established. More and more communities are reaching out to the WUPJ, and the diversity of this big family helps maintain and strengthen the Jewish flame that unites us all.

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Regional Offices

Caribbean & Central America Regional Office

Address	Adriann Lackle Blvd. 2 POB 655 Dutch Caribbean Oranjestad Aruba	Postal Address
Phone	297 582 3272	Fax
	communications_department@hotmail.com
	http://www.ujcl.org/

WUPJ-LA Regional Office

Address	Av. Paulista, 2073 – Edificio Horsa I, 18. Cj. 18 S. Paulo 01311-300 Brazil	Postal Address
Phone	5511 3865 9492	Fax	5511 3865 9492
	contato@wupj-latinamerica.org
	http://wupj-latinamerica.org

Congregations in Argentina

Buenos Aires

*AIP - Asociacion Israelita de las Pampas

Address	Garibaldi 163 Buenos Aires Coronel Suarez Argentina	Postal Address
Phone		Fax
	info@aip.org.ar
	http://www.aip.org.ar

*Fundacion Judaica

Address	Libertad 769 (1012) Buenos Aires Argentina	Postal Address
Phone	54 11 4123 0833	Fax
	info@judaica.org.ar
	http://www.judaica.org.ar

Asociacion Israelita de Coronel Suarez

Address	Garibaldi 163 Buenos Aires Argentina	Postal Address
Phone		Fax

	http://www.aip.org.ar

Cira-Templo Libertad Congregacion Israelita de la Republica Argentina

Address	Libertad 769 Buenos Aires 1012 Argentina	Postal Address
Phone	+54-11-4123-0833	Fax
	comunidad@templolibertad.org.ar
	http://www.judaica.org.ar

Comunidad Israelita de Rivera

Address	Saavedra 34, Rivera Buenos Aires 6441 Argentina	Postal Address
Phone		Fax

	http://www.aip.org.ar

Congregation NCI-Emanu-El

Address	Arcos 2319 Buenos Aires 1428 Argentina	Postal Address
Phone	54 11 4781 0281	Fax
	comunidad@nciemanuel.org.ar
	http://www.judaica.org.ar

Fundacion Centro de Espiritualidad Judia Mishkan

Address	Mariscal Antonio J Sucre, 1420 Buenos Aires 1428 Argentina	Postal Address
Phone	54 11 4781 4070	Fax
	mishkan@ciudad.com.ar
	http://www.mishkan.org.ar

Lehavat Jaim

Address	Arenales 132, Avellaneda Buenos Aires 1870 Argentina	Postal Address
Phone		Fax
	secretaria@lehavatjaim.org.ar

La Pampa (Bernasconi)

Asociacion Fraternal Israelita Teodoro Herzl

Address	Sargento Cabral 90 La Pampa (Bernasconi) La Pampa 8204 Argentina	Postal Address
Phone		Fax

	http://www.aip.org.ar

Parana (Entre Rios)

Asociacion Israelita de Parana - Entre Rios

Address	E. Carbo 149 Parana (Entre Rios) Entre Rios 3100 Argentina	Postal Address
Phone		Fax
	aiparana@yahoo.com.ar
	http://www.aip.org.ar

Posadas-Misiones

Comunidad Israelita de Misiones

Address	San Martin 479 Posadas-Misiones Argentina	Postal Address
Phone		Fax

	http://www.facebook.com/comunidadisraelita.misiones

Roque Saenz Pena

Asociacion Fraternal Israelita Teodoro Herzl

Address	Bme Mitre 743 Roque Saenz Pena Chaco Argentina	Postal Address
Phone		Fax

	http://www.aip.org.ar

Rosario

Kehila de Rosario

Address	Paraguay 1152 Rosario Argentina	Postal Address
Phone	+54 11 4781 0281	Fax
	info@judaica.org.ar
	http://www.judaica.org.ar

Santa Fe

Kehila de Santa Fe

Address	4 De Enero 2539 Santa Fe Argentina	Postal Address
Phone		Fax
	info@judaica.org.ar
	http://www.judaica.org.ar

Villaguay (Entre Rios)

Asociacion Israelita de Villaguay

Address	Balcarce 567 Villaguay (Entre Rios) Entre Rios 3240 Argentina	Postal Address
Phone	+03455-420410	Fax

	http://www.aip.org.ar

Congregations in Aruba

Oranjestad, Dutch Caribbean

Beth Israel Synagogue (member of UJCL)

Address	Adriaan Lacle Blvd. #2, POBox 655 Oranjestad, Dutch Caribbean Oranjestad Aruba	Postal Address
Phone	54 297 582-3272	Fax

Congregations in Bahamas

Nassau

Nassau Jewish Congregation (member of UJCL)

Address	POBox N-95 Nassau Bahamas	Postal Address
Phone	1 242 325 8416	Fax
	gangieval@coralwave.com

Congregations in Brazil

Belo Horizonte, MG

CIM - Congregacao Israelita Mineira

Address	Rua Rio Grande Do Norte, 477 Belo Horizonte, MG 30130-130 Brazil	Postal Address
Phone	55 31 3224 2129	Fax
	cim@pib.com.br

Florianopolis, SC

Associacao Israelita Catarinense - AIC

Address	Rua Walter de Bona Castelan, 226 Florianopolis, SC 88050-440 Brazil	Postal Address
Phone	55 48 232-7377	Fax
	aicdesc@gmail.com
	http://www.associacaoisraelitadesc.blogspot.com

Fortaleza, CE

Sociedade Israelita do Ceara - SIC

Address	Rua. Pereira Valente, 1656 Fortaleza, CE 60160-250 Brazil	Postal Address
Phone		Fax
	sociedadeisraelitadoceara@gmail.com

Porto Alegre

SIBRA - Sociedade Israelita Brasileira - Rio Grande do Sul

Address	Rua Mariante 772 Porto Alegre 90430-180 Brazil	Postal Address
Phone	55 51 3331 8133	Fax	55 51 3330 4305
	sibrars@terra.com.br
	http://www.sibra.org.br

Porto Alegre, RS

Centro Israelita Porto Alegrense

Address	Rua Henrique Dias, 73 Porto Alegre, RS 90035.100 Brazil	Postal Address
Phone	55 51 3311 1935	Fax	55 51 3311 9418
	secretaria@centroisraelita.org.br
	http://www.centroisraelita.com.br

Recife, PE

Centro Israelita de Pernambuco

Address	Rua Pio IX, 792 – Torre Recife, PE 50710-260 Brazil	Postal Address
Phone	+55 81 3227 0418	Fax
	zeev@katz.com.br

Rio de Janeiro

ARI - Associascao Religiosa Israelita - Rio de Janeiro

Address	Rua General Severiano, 170 Rio de Janeiro 22290-040 Brazil	Postal Address
Phone	55 21 2156 0444	Fax	55 21 2156 0436
	ari.adm@arirj.com.br
	http://www.arirj.com.br

Sao Paulo, SP

Congregacao Israelita Paulista (CIP)

Address	Rua Antonio Carlos 653 Sao Paulo, SP 01309-011 Brazil	Postal Address
Phone	55 11 6808 6299	Fax	55 11 3257 1446
	cip@cip.org.br
	http://www.cip.org.br

Congregations in Chile

Las Condes

YAKAR, Congregacion Renoval/Rabbi Roberto Feldman

Address	Las Condes Chile	Postal Address
Phone	59-6-3968736	Fax
	rabino.roberto@gmail.com

Las Condes, Santiago

Comunidad Cultural y Religiosa Ruaj Ami

Address	Camino El Observatorio 1872 Las Condes, Santiago Chile	Postal Address
Phone	+56 -9-9827-7417	Fax
	contacto@ruajami.cl
	http://www.ruajami.cl

Valparaiso

Sociedad Israelita de Instruccion y Benifiencia Max Nordau de Valparaiso

Address	General Cruz 650 Valparaiso Chile	Postal Address
Phone	56-9-82151127	Fax
	presidencia.maxnordau@gmail.com
	http://maxnordauvalparaiso.bligoo.com/

Congregations in Costa Rica

San Jose

B'nai Israel (member of UJCL)

Address	Old Road Escazu San Jose Costa Rica	Postal Address
Phone	506 231-5243	Fax	506 231-5787
	congbnei@racsa.co.cr
	http://www.bnei-israel.org

Congregations in Cuba

Havana

Cuban Jewish Community - Beth Shalom Temple (member of UJCL)

Address	Calle i Esq. 13, Vedado Havana CP 10400 Cuba	Postal Address
Phone	(53 7) 832 8953	Fax	(53 7) 833 3778
	patronato_ort@enet.cu
	http://ujcl.org/Ujcl/?page_id=73&lang=en

Congregations in Curacao

Netherlands Antilles

Mikve Israel-Emanuel (member of UJCL)

Address	P.O.Box 322 Netherlands Antilles Curacao	Postal Address
Phone	599-9-4611067	Fax	599-9-4654141
	information@snoa.com
	http://www.snoa.com/

Congregations in Ecuador

Guayaquil

Congregacion Judia Bet Jadash

Address	Calla Boyaca 1417 Guayaquil Ecuador	Postal Address	(Administration):1417 Boyaca Street Guayaquil Ecuador
Phone	593-4-251-8467	Fax
	betjadash@aol.com
	http://betchadash.webs.com/

Congregations in El Salvador

San Salvador

Comunidad Israelita de El Salvador

Address	Boulevard Del Hipodromo 626 San Salvador El Salvador	Postal Address
Phone	503 2263 8074	Fax	503 2263 8074
	cisraelita@integra.com.sv
	http://www.comunidadisraelitadeelsalvador.org

Congregations in Guatemala

Guatemala City

Asociacion Judia Reformista de Guatemala

Address	13 Avenida 18-70, zona 11 Guatemala City 01011 Guatemala	Postal Address
Phone	502-54606091	Fax

	http://www.adat-israel.com

Congregations in Jamaica

Kingston

Shaare Shalom, The United Congregation of Israelites (member of UJCL)

Address	92 Duke Street Kingston Jamaica	Postal Address
Phone	(876) 922 - 5931	Fax	(876) 922 - 5931
	shaareshalom@cwjamaica.com
	http://www.ucija.org/

Congregations in Panama

Panama

Congregacion Kol Shearith Israel (member of UJCL)

Address	Costa del Este, Avenida de la Rotondo 18 Panama Panama	Postal Address
Phone	507 300 2080	Fax	507 300 2083
	info@congksi.org
	http://www.congksi.blogspot.co.il/

Congregations in Peru

Huanuco

Comunidad Judia De Huanuco "Beith Etz Chaim"

Address	Jr Mayro 399 Llicua Baja-Amarilis-Huanuco Huanuco Peru	Postal Address
Phone		Fax
	judiosdeperu@hotmail.com
	http://www.judaismo-reformista.es.tl

Congregations in Puerto Rico

San Juan

Temple Beth Shalom (member of UJCL)

Address	101 San Jorge street San Juan 00911 Puerto Rico	Postal Address
Phone	787-721-6333	Fax	787-722-6243
	congtbs@onelinkpr.net
	http://www.tbspr.org/

Congregations in St. Thomas

St. Thomas

Hebrew Congregation of St. Thomas

Address	POB 266, Charlotte St. Thomas 00804-0266 St. Thomas	Postal Address
Phone	340-774-4312	Fax
	info@synagogue.vi
	http://www.synagogue.vi

Congregations in Suriname

Paramaribo

Israelitische Gemeente Suriname – Neve Shalom

Address	Keizerstraat 82-84 Paramaribo Suriname	Postal Address
Phone	+597-472817	Fax
	isrgem@cq-link.sr