Founded in 1636, in which South American city was the oldest synagogue in the New World established?

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Founded in 1636, in which South American city was the oldest synagogue in the New World established?

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Last updated Aug 15 2025.
Originally posted Jul 17 2025 3:50 AM.

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The Kahal Zur Israel Synagogue is in Recife, Brazil. The foundation is all that's left.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historic_synagogues#:~:text=The%20Kahal%20Zur%20Israel%20Synagogue,a%2017th%2Dcentury%20Dutch%20synagogue.

Jul 17 2025, 6:12 AM

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It's worth noting that the first Jews in what was to become the United States were from Recife. They fled what had been a Dutch settlement when it was reconquered by the Portuguese in 1654 and ended up in what was then Dutch New Amsterdam -- today's New York City.

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It was The Kahal Zur Israel Synagogue.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kahal_Zur_Israel_Synagogue

Aug 15 2025, 4:39 PM

Founded in 1636, in which South American city was the oldest synagogue in the New World established?

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