Centro Israelita do Paraná
Jewish centre in Brazil
The Israelite Center of Paraná (Spanish: Centro Israelita do Paraná) is a Jewish cultural center and Conservative synagogue, located in the city of Curitiba, in the state of Paraná, in southern Brazil. The synagogue is called the Beit Yaacov Synagogue (Spanish: Singagoa Beit Yaacov). The centre was completed in 2011 and in addition to communal space, it houses a synagogue, Jewish day school, and a Holocaust museum.
History
The first Jew to arrive in Curitiba was José Flaks, who in 1889 arrived with his wife Roni and their children Michael and Frederick. Shortly thereafter came Max Rosenman. Both were originally from Galicia and settled in the area of Curitiba known as Barigui. The Flaks family were recognizable by their traditional Orthodox costume. Max Rosenman hosted religious services and even the manufacture of matzot for Passover. In 1913, the capital of Paraná had around 12 families and more than 20 single men. On 27 July 1913, at the initiative of Julius Stolzenberg, Bernard Schulman, Leo and Jacob Charatz Mandelman, it was decided that founded the Union Israelita do Parana, to care for cultural and religious needs of the community.
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