SYNAGOGUES AND CONGREGATIONS

All requests to visit the Jewish community in Cuba should be addressed to:

Adela Dworin
Vice President of Casa de la Comunidad Hebrea de Cuba
El Patronato
Calle I, #259, Esquina 13
Vedado, Ciudad de la Habana 10400
Cuba
Phone: (537) 832-8953
Fax: (537) 33 3778
E-mail: beth_shalom@enet.cu
or
patronato_ort@enet.cu

Adela Dworin
Adela Dworin, Vice President of
Casa de la Comunidad Hebrea de Cuba

Addresses and Phone Numbers
(53 is the Cuba long distance code; 7 is the Havana code.)

Havana

Patronato Synagogue exterior - Fred Weiner photo

The Patronato reopens!
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El Patronato - la Casa de la
Comunidad Hebrea de Cuba

(Conservative)
William Miller, Vice President
Patronato of the Cuban Jewish Community
Beth Shalom Temple
ORT CUBA. National Director

Patronato de la Casa
de la Comunidad Hebrea de Cuba
Calle i Esq. 13, Vedado
Ciudad de La Habana
C.P. 10400

Phone: (53 7) 832 8953
Fax: (53 7) 833 3778

E-mail: patronato_ort@enet.cu

Cuban Jewish Community official web site:
www.chcuba.org



Jose Levy Tur of Havana's Sephardic congregation.
Mindy Shapiro photo.


Centro Sefaradi (Conservative)

Calle 17 esquina E
Vedado, La Habana 10400
Dra. Mayra Levy, President
53 (7) 8 32-6623

Link to article on Centro Sefaradi



Chevet Achim

(built in 1914,
oldest synagogue in Cuba)

Inquisidor entre Luz y Santa Clara
Habana Vieja
La Habana 10100
Phone: 53 (7) 8 32-6623


(This building, owned and maintained by Centro Sefardi, is closed and not used for ritual or community purposes. It may be viewed by appointment. Contact Jose Levy Tur - address and phone above.)


Paul Margolis photo


Mindy Shapiro photo


Adath Israel (Orthodox)

Picota 52 esquina Acosta
Habana Vieja, La Habana 10100
Phone: 53 (7) 8 61-3495
Luis Rousso, Administrator

Services at Adath Israel
Dan Heller provides a photo essay and historical material on Cuba's Jewish communities.
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Santiago de Cuba

Communidad Hebrea Hatikva (Conservative)

Corona 273
e/Habana y Los Maceo
Santiago de Cuba, 90100
Cuba
Tel: (22) 686-180

Eugenia's Farin's phone:
(22) 624-913

E-mail: hatikva@chh.ciges.inf.cu

http://jewishcuba.org/hatikva
The first website for a congregation in Cuba


Services in Santiago - Fred Weiner photo


Reina looks at the future temple - the old one is occupied. Fred Weiner photo.


Camaguey

Communida Hebrea Tifereth Israel
Andres Sanchez #365
e/ Capdeoila y Joaquin Aguero
Camaguey, Cuba 70200
Phone: 053 322 284639
Mr. Levy's home number
053 322 291794


First new synagogue building since the revolution

http://www.jewishcuba.org/jjcam.html
Link to story by John Josephs

http://www.jewishcuba.org/camaguey.html
Link to story by David Abel



Santa Clara

David Tacher Romano, President
Apedo 248
CP50100
Santa Clara, Villa Clara
(phone) (0422) 71933

Link to larger photo
June Safran photo
(Click on the photo for a larger view)


Children of the Cienfuegos community - June Safran Photo
Click here for another photo of Cienfuegos


Cienfuegos

Rebeca Langus, President
39#5001
E/50 y 52
Cienfuegos



Guantanamo
David Mizrachi
Paseo Este #2211
e/ 4 y 5


The Esquenazi-Mizrahi clan makes up the bulk of the Jewish community of Guantanamo. They have returned to Judaism in recent years. Paul Margolis photo

(Looking for a photo and an address)


Caibarien

Julio Rodriques Eli, President
Ave. 15 #1626 E/n 16 Y 18
Campechuela
Phone [42]-363-149



Campechuela
Enrique and Leon Bli
Marti #4
Indep #72
Campechuela
023-587-548

Link to larger photo
June Safran photo
(Click on the photo for a larger view)


Sancti Spiritus

Jose and Elisa Barlia
Brigadier Reeve No. 2
Ave. de los Martires y
Isabel Ma de Valdiva
Sancti Spiritus
Tel : 2-5210

Gil Epshtein photo

Our thanks to Moises Asis, June Safran, and Gil Epshtein for the information on this page.