The first Jews to come to Colombia were those fleeing the Spanish Inquisition. They were known as conversos, or Jews who had converted but still clung to their beliefs and traditions. Unfortunately, the Spanish Inquisition soon followed them to Colombia and this community was wiped out. No more Jews existed in Colombia until the late 1800s and early 1900s, when large amounts of Jews came from Europe and the MIddle East. After 1939, the Colombia government barred Jews from entering, preventing Nazi victims from fleeing to Colombia, but in 1950 this ban was lifted.
Today, the Jewish community in Colombia is thriving. There are both Ashkenazi and Sephardi communities, which each have synagogues and communal organizations. Other Jewish organizations include youth organizations, a Zionist movement, a newspaper, radio programs, and schools.
My favourite thing to do in Colombia is paragliding. I’ve caught thermals way up into the clouds. The weather conditions are very stable which make Colombia one of the places where paragliding almost every day is possible.
BARANQUILLA
Fruit Fruit Fruit in Colombia
COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS
Centro Israelita Filantropico
Carrera 43, 85-95, Apartado Aereo 2537
Telephone: (53) 342 310; 351197
COLUMBIA
BOGOTA
Union Rabinica Colombiana
Tranversal29, No 126-31
Telephone: (1) 625 4377
Fax: (1) 274 9069
SYNAGOGUES
Congregacion Adath Israel
Carrera 7a, No 94-20
Eating Breakfast and working at computer in Medellin Colombia
Telephone: (1) 2571660; 2571680
Fax: (1) 623 9069
Mikva on premises
Ashkenazi
City of Medellin Colombia
Centro Israelita de Bogota
Traversal 29, No 126-31
Telephone: (1) 625 4377
Fax: (1) 274 9069
Kosher meals available by prior arrangement with Rabbi
Goldschmidt, 218 2500
Orthodox
Comunidad Hebrea Sefaradi
Calle 79, No 9-66
Telephone: (1) 256 2629; 249 0372
Mikva on premises
Jabad House
Slums in Meddellin
Calle 92, no 10, Adt. 405
Rabbi’s Tel: (1) 257-4920
CALI
Ashkenazi
Sociedad Hebrea de Socoros
Avenida 9a #1 0-15, Apartado Aereo 011652
Telephone: (2) 668 8518
Fax: (2) 668 8521
Union Cultural Israel ita
Apartado Aereo 5552
Telephone: (2) 6689830
Fax: (2) 661 6857
Sephardi
Centro Israelita de Beneficiencia
Calle 44a, Avenida. 5a Norte Esquina, Apartado
Medellin Colombia
Aereo 77
Telephone: (2) 664 1379
Fax: (2) 665 5419
MEDELLIN
COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS
Union Israel ita de Beneficencia .
Carrera 43B, No 15-150,.Apartado Aereo 4702
Chabad Lubavitch of Columbia
Casa Lubavitch-Baranquilla
CRA. 57 #79 -44
Barranquilla, Colombia
57-5-355-2955
Casa Lubavitch-Bogota
Paragliding in Colombia. I took this picture in the air!
Calle 94 #9-52
Bogota, Colombia
