The Manchester Jewish Museum is a Jewish history museum, located on 190 Cheetham Hill Road in Manchester, England, in the United Kingdom. The museum occupies the site of a former Orthodox Jewish synagogue, the place of worship for the Congregation of Spanish & Portuguese Jews, called the Spanish & Portuguese Synagogue, also the Sha'are Tephillah Synagogue. The congregation worships in the Sephardic rite from premises located at 18 Moor Lane, Kersal, Salford.
Gan-Yavne is a town in central Israel, located adjacent to the city of Ashdod. Gan Yavne was founded in 1931 and achieved local council status in 1950. It later expanded to incorporate the ruins of the depopulated Palestinian town of Barqa, today an archaeological area containing ancient tombs and a Byzantine mosaic.
The Synagogue of Santa María la Blanca, also known as the Ibn Shoshan Synagogue, is a former Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 4 Calle Reyes Católicos, in the historic old city of Toledo, in the province of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. Erected in the late twelfth or early thirteenth century, it is disputably considered the oldest synagogue building in Europe still standing. The building was converted to a Catholic church in the early 15th century.
Ciudad Vieja is the historic city centre of Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay. Located in a peninsula at the mouth of the Bay of Montevideo it was founded in 1724 as a walled city by the Spanish Empire, after the independence of Uruguay the city rapidly grew outwards and the Ciudad Vieja remained as one of the central neighbourhoods, nowadays it serves as one of the main office districts of Montevideo, housing multiple banks and institutions, but also as one of the main tourist attractions in Uruguay due to its historical significance and neoclassical architecture.
Pocitos is an upscale seaside barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay. It borders Buceo to the east, Parque Batlle to the north, Tres Cruces, Cordón and Parque Rodó to the west and Punta Carretas to the south.
Greek Uruguayans are Uruguayan residents either fully or partially of Greek descent or Greece-born people who reside in Uruguay.
The mausoleum of Abu Hurayra, or Rabban Gamaliel's Tomb, is a maqam turned synagogue in HaSanhedrin Park in Yavne, Rehovot Subdistrict, in the Central District of Israel, formerly belonging to the depopulated Palestinian village of Yibna. It has been described as "one of the finest domed mausoleums in Palestine."
Uruguayans are people identified with the country of Uruguay, through citizenship or descent. Uruguay is home to people of different ethnic origins. As a result, many Uruguayans do not equate their nationality with ethnicity, but with citizenship and their allegiance to Uruguay. Colloquially, primarily among other Spanish-speaking Latin American nations, Uruguayans are also referred to as "orientals [as in Easterners]".
The history of the Jews in Uruguay dates back to the colonial empire. The most important influx of Jewish population occurred during the end of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, mainly during World War II.
The Synagogue of the Sephardic Jewish Community is a Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in the Ciudad Vieja neighbourhood of Montevideo, Uruguay.
The Synagogue of the Uruguayan Jewish Community is a Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in the Centro neighbourhood of Montevideo, Uruguay.
The Synagogue of the New Jewish Congregation, is a Conservative Jewish congregation and synagogue, located on Cipriano Payán Street, in the Pocitos neighbourhood of Montevideo, Uruguay.
Beit Jabad is an Hasidic Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in the neighbourhood of Pocitos, in Montevideo, Uruguay. The synagogue is administered by Beit Jabad, a Chabad organisation.
The Ajdut Israel Synagogue is an Hasidic Jewish synagogue, located in Punta del Este, in the Maldonado Department, of southeastern Uruguay. The synagogue is administered by Beit Jabad, a Chabad organisation.
The Rafael Temple is a Jewish congregation and synagogue, located on Capitán Miranda Street, in Punta del Este, in the Maldonado Department, of southeastern Uruguay. It is the oldest synagogue in Punta del Este.
The Beit Yaacov Synagogue is a Jewish congregation and synagogue, located on Calle Riso, in Punta del Este, in the Maldonado Department, of southeastern Uruguay. The synagogue, with a central location, is mostly attended by Sephardi Jews.
The Vaad Ha'ir Synagogue is a Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in the Centro neighbourhood of Montevideo, Uruguay.
The German community in Uruguay numbers ca. 10,000 German expatriates and 40,000 people of German descent. Most of them live in the Montevideo area, although there are German minorities in Paysandú, Río Negro, San José and Canelones.
Freddy Nieuchowicz Abramovich, also known as Orlando Petinatti, is a Uruguayan radio personality, businessman, and television presenter. He is renowned for hosting the radio program Malos Pensamientos, which has been broadcast since 1991 and the program with the largest audience on radio in Uruguay.
