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145 years of Jewish life in Panama

On May 14, 1876, the Kol Shearith Israel Congregation was founded in Panama City, Panama. Kol Shearith Israel Congregation was founded in Panama City. Like so many other similar institutions throughout Latin America, its initial objective was to provide funeral services to its members through the administration of a cemetery that would allow burial, following …

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The Jews played a key role in the separation of Panama from Colombia.

The Jews played a key role in the separation of Panama from Colombia. For 140 years, the community founded in 1876 by a group of Jewish families of Sephardic origin, has offered to the country contributions in the trade ‘Panama, my homeland… pleasant and charming soil…’. https://panama-tour.site123.me/an%C3%A9cdotas-de-panam%C3%A1/los-jud%C3%ACos-participaci%C3%B2n-clave-en-la-separaci%C3%B3n-de-panam%C3%A1-de-colombia

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Although some people are mentally stronger than others when facing these situations, Rabbi Gustavo Kraselnik urges us to recognize that this year will be different from the others we have experienced, but that the most important thing is to be clear that we must take care of the health of our loved ones. https://www.critica.com.pa/nacional/compartir-distancia-594928