Bolivia
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The Círculo Israelita de La Paz, which represents the Jewish community, maintains two synagogues, a home for the aged and a cemetery. The Colegio Boliviano Israelita with a kindergarten, primary and secondary school, has a majority of non-Jewish students. "Bolivia's Jews mostly live in La Paz, the capital, but there are smaller communities in Santa Cruz and in Cochabamba. The majority of Bolivian Jews are Ashkenazim of central and eastern European descent. The Jewish community of Bolivia has decreased significantly since its peak of 10,000 in the late 1940s. The Circulo Israelita de Bolivia is the central Jewish communal organization and is recognized by the Bolivian government. This organization is a union of its predecessors, the Circulo Israelita de La Paz, established by east European Jews, and the German Comunidad Israelita de Bolivia. The Circulo maintains a cemetery, the bikur cholim, two synagogues, and a home for the aged. There are branches of WIZO in La Paz and Santa Cruz and Maccabi sports clubs in La Paz and social organizations. " 2003 Jewish population is 500. Source: Bolivia link at http://www.worldjewishcongress.org/comm_latin.html [October 2005] Circulo Israelita de La Paz Comunidad Israelita Synagogue Circulo Israelita de Bolivia Associacion Israelita de Cochabamba Associacion Israelita de Cochabamba http://www.haruth.com/JewsBolivia.html [October 2000] |
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