- Centro Israelita do Paraná
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Centro Israelita do Paraná Basic information Location Agostinho Macedo 248
Curitiba, BrazilGeographic coordinates Coordinates: 25°24′52″S 49°16′21″W / 25.414555°S 49.272523°W Affiliation Conservative Judaism Rite Ashkenazi State Paraná Status Active Leadership Rabbi Pablo Berman Website Kehila.com.br The Centro Israelita do Paraná (English: Jewish Center of Paraná) is the main gathering place for Jews in the city of Curitiba, Brazil.
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History
The first Jew to arrive in Curitiba was José Flaks, who in 1889 arrived with his wife Roni and their children Michael and Frederick. Shortly thereafter came Max Rosenamn. Both were originally from Galicia and settled in the area of Curitiba known as Barigui. The Flaks family were recognizable by their traditional orthodox costume. Max Rosenamn hosted religious services and even the manufacture of matzot for Passover. In 1913, the capital of Paraná had around 12 families and more than 20 single men. On 27 July 1913, at the initiative of Julius Stolzenberg, Bernard Schulman, Leo and Jacob Charatz Mandelman, it was decided that founded the Union Israelita do Parana, to care for cultural and religious needs of the community.[1]
Oi Kehilá, the newsletter of the Centro Israelita do Paraná
Today, the community is one of the largest of southern Brazil. It has an active Zionist youth movement in Habonim Dror and many other departments. A newsletter of community events called Oi Kehilá (English: Hello Community) is produced and sent via E-mail to community members. In 2009, the community hired Argentine Rabbi Pablo Berman, formerly the rabbi of the Jewish community of El Salvador.
Facilities
Escola Israelita Brasileira Salomão Guelmann
Housed within the compound of the Jewish center is the Jewish school named after Salomão Guelmann who built and donated the school to the community in 1921, to serve as a foundation for the education of the Jewish children of Curitiba.[1]
Footnotes
- ^ a b "HISTÓRIA [HISTORY]" (in Portuguese). http://www.eibsg.com.br/escola_historia.asp. Retrieved 2010-02-08.
External links
- Official website (Portuguese)
- Escola Israelita Brasileira Salomão Guelmann (Portuguese)
- Official blog (Portuguese)
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