Nueva Congregación Israelita
The Synagogue of the New Jewish Congregation (Spanish: Sinagoga de la Nueva Congregación Israelita; abbreviated as its acronym NCI), is a Conservative Jewish congregation and synagogue, located on Cipriano Payán Street, in the Pocitos neighbourhood of Montevideo, Uruguay.
Overview
The New Jewish Congregation was founded in 1936 mostly by German and Austrian Jews who fled Nazism. It established two synagogues in Centro; the big one on Wilson Ferreira Aldunate Street is Conservative, and the smaller one was Orthodox.
In the 21st century, a new Temple was established in the neighbourhood of Pocitos, at Cipriano Payán street.
See also
References
- ^ "Synagogues in Uruguay". Maven. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
- ^ "Short history of NCI". Synagogue of the New Jewish Congregation (in Spanish). Retrieved March 31, 2013.
- ^ "History of NCI". Synagogue of the New Jewish Congregation (in Spanish). Retrieved June 16, 2020.
External links
- Official website
- Pérez Santarcieri, María Emilia. "Sinagoga NCI" (PDF). Jewish Montevideo (in Spanish). p. 3. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
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