Brazilian Jews

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Brazilian Jews are a diverse Jewish community in Brazil, composed largely of Ashkenazi and Sephardic descendants, known for their cultural integration, active religious life, and contributions to Brazilian politics, arts, and commerce.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Brazilian Jews canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (71)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Jewish community
ethnoreligious group
built Kahal Zur Israel Synagogue
celebrate Carnival with Jewish-themed events
citizenship Brazilian
commonMigrationDestination Argentina
Israel
United States
continent South America
country Brazil
culturalIntegration high
diasporaRelation Jewish diaspora
educationEmphasis high
ethnicOrigin Ashkenazi Jews
Mizrahi Jews
Sephardi Jews
faceIssue antisemitism
intermarriage
fieldOfContribution academia
arts
commerce
law
medicine
politics
haveInstitution Jewish cemeteries
Jewish community centers
Jewish day schools
kosher restaurants
synagogues
haveMedia Jewish community radio programs
Jewish community websites
Jewish newspapers in Portuguese
haveOrganization Bnei Akiva Brazil
linked to: Bnei Akiva

Confederação Israelita do Brasil
Federação Israelita do Estado de São Paulo
Hebraica Rio
Hebraica São Paulo
Jewish Agency for Israel Brazil office
historicalPresenceSince colonial period
KahalZurIsraelSynagogueClaim first synagogue in the Americas
KahalZurIsraelSynagogueLocation Recife
languageUsed Hebrew
Ladino
Portuguese
Yiddish
largestCommunityInCountry São Paulo
mainImmigrationOrigins Eastern Europe
Germany
Middle East
North Africa
mainImmigrationWaves early 20th century
late 19th century
maintainPractice Bar and Bat Mitzvah ceremonies
Jewish holidays
kosher dietary laws
majorCityOfResidence Belém
linked to: Belém do Pará

Porto Alegre
Recife
Rio de Janeiro
São Paulo
notableHistoricalCommunity Recife Jewish community
populationEstimate over 100000
relationWithStateOfIsrael strong cultural ties
religion Judaism
religiousDenomination Chabad-Lubavitch
Conservative Judaism
Orthodox Judaism
Reform Judaism
run Jewish cultural festivals
Jewish philanthropic organizations
typicalSocioeconomicStatus predominantly middle class and upper middle class

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Jaime Lerner ethnicGroup Brazilian Jews
Adolpho Leirner ethnicGroup Brazilian Jews