Sources relating to Latin American Jewry
at the Central Archives for the History of the Jewish People
in Jerusalem

Following is a general citation of sources available at the Central Archives for the History of the Jewish People relating to Jewish communities and organizations in Latin America.

Please bear in mind that the descriptions are general and do not give any indication as to the size of any particular collection. The reader should also note that not all of the collections have been fully catalogued and access to them may therefore be somewhat restricted.

Original Material

Argentina

"Soprotimis, Sociedad de Proteccion a los Immigrantes Israelitas", 1922-1951 (a small portion of the material is in microfilm).

“Ezras Noschim, Sociedad Israelita de Proteccion a Nines y Mujeres”, correspondence, minutes and personal files, 1920 – 1940's.

The Jewish Colonization Association (JCA), head office (Paris, later London), files relating to Argentina, 1893 - 1970.

The Jewish Colonization Association (JCA), Argentinian office, 1893 – c. 1940‘s.

Newspaper clippings from 49 newspapers and periodicals, relating to Jewish communities and Education in Argentina and to Israel, 1969 - 1974.

Avellaneda , „Caja Mutual Gemilath Jasedim”, minute books, 1938 –1973.

Buenos Aires , “Tiferet Israel” Synagogue, register, 1925 –

Buenos Aires, “Cooperativa de Creditos Boca y Barracas”, minute books, 1920 - 1933.

Moisesville , minutes, correspondence and printed material, 1899 – 1960.

Resistencia , Sephardic community, cemetery register and correspondence files, 1912 1964.

Rivera , diaries of Arturo Bab, 1947 – 1949.

Rosario , Ashkenazic community, Minute book, 1960 – 1969.

San Fernando , Chaim Nachman Bialik School, 2 registers, 1935-1938.

Bolivia

Cochabamba , Ashkenazic community, files, 1939 – 1949.

Brazil

The Jewish Colonization Association (JCA), chief office (Paris, later London), files relating to Brazil, 1900-1914.

Belem , “Centro Israelita do Para“, minutes, correspondence, 1890 – 1974.

Porto Allegre , Rabbinical Association, correspondence.

Sao Paulo , Sephardic and Syrian communities, files, 1928 – 1942.

Sao Paulo , correspondence of Enric Fortuna, 1946 – 1964.

Rio de Janeiro , Syrian community, statutes, 1928, 1953.

Chile

Concepcion , community, files, 1934-1962.

Santiago de Chile , Sephardic and Ashkenazic community, files, 1909-1971

La Serena , community, minutes and statutes, 1936 – 1941.

Temuco , community, files, 1916-1968.

Valdivia , community, files, 1933-1968.

Valparaiso , community and organizational files, 1916-1969.

Colombia

Baranquilla , community and Jewish school, files,

Bogota , Ashkenazic community, WIZO and “Hashomer Hatzair”, 1950 – 1969.

Costa Rica

The Jewish school, minute book, 1954 – 1956.

Ecuador

Quito , community and organizations, minutes, correspondence, accounts, 1935 – 1970.

Guayaquil , community, files, 1945-1972.

Mexico

Various youth groups, files, 1940-1971

Panama

Albert Einstein Jewish school

Peru

Lima , Ashkenazic and Sephardic communities, files, 1882-1970.

Lima , Leon Pinello Jewish school

Uruguay

Comite Central Israelita del Uruguay, part of the archives, 20th century.

Newspaper cllippings, 1956 – 1965.

Montevideo , community, files, 1920-1969

Montevideo , Jewish schools, files, 20th century.

Microfilms and Photocopies

Argentina

Avellaneda , “Asociaci ó n Israelita de Socoros Mutuos – Ezrah”, minutes, 1912- 1977.

Avellaneda, WIZO, minutes, 1936 – 1942.

Buenos Aires , “Asociacion Mutual Israelita Argentina” (AMIA), minutes, 1894-1957.

Buenos Aires , “Congregacion Israelita de la Republica Argentina”, minutes, 1944-1953

Buenos Aires , “Consejo Central de Educacion Israelita de la Republica Argentina”, files, 1935- 1981.

Buenos Aires , “Consejo Superior de Sinagogas de la Republica Argentina”, minutes, 1950 - 1954.

Buenos Aires , "Asociaci on Comunidad Israelita Sefarad", minutes, 1914-1966.

Buenos Aires , “Sociedad Hebraica Argentina”, minutes, 1923-1947.

Corrientes , credit association, minutes, 1939 – 1949.

Posadas , Jewish school, minutes, 1948-1963.

Cuba

Havana , community, minute books, 1906 - 1975.

Mexico

Copies of Inquisition trials, 1589 – 1699.

“Comite Central Israelita de Mexico”, minutes, 1947 – 1951.

Uruguay

Comite Central Israelita, Photocopies of selected documents and files, 1941 – 1961.