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| 12,000 (census)[1]-20,000 (estimate) | |
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| Uruguayan Spanish, Hebrew, Yiddish, Ladino | |
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| Judaism |
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The history of the Jews in Uruguay goes back to colonial times. In the 1700s, Jews escaping from the Inquisition arrived in the Banda Oriental, territory of present-day Uruguay. However, the most important influx of Jews to Uruguay occurred during the end of the 19th century and to a greater extent during the first half of the 20th century, especially during World War I and II.
With an estimated 16,600 Jews, according to the American Jewish Year Book 2019, Uruguay is home to the fifth-largest Jewish community in Latin America, and the second-largest as a proportion of the total population after Argentina.[2] The country's community is mainly composed of Ashkenazim.[3] It also includes Holocaust survivors and descendants.[4][5]
- ^ Congreso Judío Latinoamericano. "Comunidades judías: Uruguay" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 3 January 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
- ^ American Jewish Book 2019
- ^ "Uruguay". The Jewish Agency. 30 November 2006. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ ""No olvido, no perdono, no odio": la historia de Jeannine Brunstein, una uruguaya sobreviviente del Holocausto". EL PAIS (in Spanish). 27 January 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- ^ "Sobrevivió a Auschwitz porque sabía coser, llegó a Uruguay y hoy su hija inaugura una muestra sobre su historia". EL PAIS (in Spanish). 5 September 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024.