TYPE: Letter
DIMENSIONS: 8 1/2 x 11 inches.
COMPONENTS: One page of text.
NOTES: Beautiful letter with impressive graphics.
ITEM ID: 4581
Cuba Judaica – Union Sionista Cuba – Keren Kayemeth Leisrael Fondo Nacional
DATE
Year: 1952
Decade: 1950s
Century: 20th (1901-2000)
Notes: Document dated in Havana on December 17, 1952.
Jewish Cubans, Cuban Jews, or Cubans of Jewish heritage, have lived in the nation of Cuba for centuries. Some Cubans trace Jewish ancestry to Marranos (converts to Christianity) who came as colonists, though few of these practice Judaism today. More than 24,000 Jewish persons lived in Cuba in 1924, and more immigrated to the country in the 1930s. But during and after the 1959 communist revolution, 94% of the Jewish left for the United States and other countries. In 2007 an estimated 1,500 known Jewish Cubans remained in the country, overwhelmingly located in Havana. Several hundred have since emigrated to Israel.
Religious
Rare and beautiful objects related to spirituality.
