Kahal Zur Israel Synagogue topic
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Kahal Zur Israel (Hebrew: קהל צור ישראל, lit. Rock of Israel) was the first Jewish congregation in the "New World". It was established by immigrants from the Netherlands and joined by New Christians who were already living in the colony. There is now a museum on the site of the first synagogue built in the Americas.
From 1636 to 1654, the synagogue functioned on the site of the houses no. 197 and 203 do Bom Jesus Street (formerly Rua dos Judeus, lit. Street of the Jews). It flourished in the...
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