Israelite Association of Venezuela
Jewish organization in Venezuela
The Israelite Association of Venezuela (Spanish: Asociación Israelita de Venezuela), known as Tiferet Israel, is an association for Sephardic Jews living in Venezuela. Founded in the 1920s in Caracas, it is the oldest surviving Jewish organization in Venezuela.
The association supports two synagogues, the Tiféret Israel Synagogue and the Bet-El Synagogue, both in Caracas. The association counts approximately 800 families among its members.
The head office of the association is located in the same building as the Tiféret Israel Synagogue. The building was subject to an antisemitic attack in 2009.
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The record creator and administrative purpose are central evidence, because official documentation reflects both action and institutional priorities. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jun 9, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q5274724. VIAF identifies the subject as 143988633. The Library of Congress control number is n85080535. Authority coordinates are 10.499, -66.888. None of the 4 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 2009.
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