Sinagoga de la Communidad Hebrea Hatikva

Sinagoga de la Communidad Hebrea Hatikva
Religion
Affiliation	Conservative Judaism
Rite	Nusach Sefard
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Synagogue 1924–1960 since 1993
Status	Active
Location
Location	Mariano Corona No. 273 e/ Habana y Maceo, Santiago
Country	Cuba
Location of the synagogue in Cuba
Geographic coordinates	20°01′29″N 75°49′19″W
Architecture
Date established	As a congregation: 1924 1993
Completed	1939
Website
jewishcuba.org/hatikva/hatiksp.html (in Spanish)

The Sinagoga de la Communidad Hebrea Hatikva is a Conservative Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Santiago, Cuba.

History

The first Jewish community in Santiago was founded October 1924. It was called the Jewish Society of Eastern Cuba (Spanish: Sociedad Union Israelita de Oriente de Cuba) and was comprised mainly of Sephardic Jews from Turkey. In 1939, the congregation built its first synagogue, called the Synagogue of Santiago de Cuba (Spanish: Sinagoga de Santiago de Cuba). Ashkenazi Jews arrived from Poland during World War II. The congregation remained active until 1959, and the synagogue was closed in 1960.

After years of inactivity, the congregation was established in October 1993. Worshipping initially from a private residence, the former synagogue building was reopened on July 25, 1995, and was consecrated by Rabbi Sh'muel Szteinhendle.

It was the first Jewish congregation to host a website in Cuba.

See also

• History of the Jews in Cuba
• List of synagogues in Cuba

External links

Official website (in Spanish)