Uruguayan Jews

GPTKB entity

Statements (41)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ethnic_group
gptkbp:community_center gptkb:Comunidad_Israelita_del_Uruguay
gptkbp:country gptkb:Uruguay
gptkbp:diaspora gptkb:Argentina
gptkb:Israel
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Jewish immigration to Uruguay began in the late 19th and early 20th centuries
gptkbp:holiday gptkb:Hanukkah
gptkb:Passover
gptkb:Rosh_Hashanah
gptkb:Yom_Kippur
gptkbp:holocaust_memorial gptkb:Holocaust_Memorial,_Montevideo
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Uruguayan Jews
gptkbp:interfaith_relations generally positive with other religious groups in Uruguay
gptkbp:language gptkb:Hebrew
gptkb:Spanish
gptkb:Yiddish
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Montevideo
gptkb:Punta_del_Este
gptkbp:mediaType gptkb:Mensuario_Identidad
gptkb:Semanario_Hebreo
gptkbp:notableEvent Jewish emigration increased during the Uruguayan dictatorship (1973–1985)
Uruguay was the first Latin American country to recognize Israel in 1948
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:Cementerio_Israelita_de_La_Paz
gptkb:Sinagoga_Beth_Israel
gptkb:Sinagoga_NCI
gptkbp:notableOrganization gptkb:Comité_Central_Israelita_del_Uruguay
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:José_Serebrier
gptkb:Paulina_Luisi
gptkb:Ricardo_Ehrlich
gptkb:Saúl_Feldman
gptkb:Jorge_Drexler
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Ashkenazi_Jews
gptkb:Sephardi_Jews
gptkbp:population approximately 15,000 (as of 2020s)
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Judaism
gptkbp:school gptkb:Escuela_Integral
gptkb:Instituto_Yavne
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jewish_Brazilians
gptkb:Uruguay_Sephardim
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6