Jewish Immigration and Holocaust Museum in Sáo Paulo

Museum entrance

The Jewish Immigration and Holocaust Museum in São Paulo ( Memorial da Imigração Judaica e do Holocausto ) opened in the Kehilat Israel Synagogue in 2016 .

Numerous Jewish migrants came to Brazil in several waves of immigration. Most came between 1926 and 1942. There are currently around 120,000 Jews living in Brazil. In 1912, emigrants from Bessarabia founded the Kehilat Israel Synagogue , in which the museum opened in 2016. It is the first migration museum in Brazil and aims to preserve, convey and promote the history, customs, art and culture of the immigrant Jews through exhibitions as well as social and educational activities. A Holocaust memorial was set up on the third floor in 2017.

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official homepage

Individual evidence

↑ Brazil opens first Jewish immigration memorial . Jewish Telegraphic Agency, February 25, 2016, accessed December 15, 2019.
^ Eduardo and Simone Schvartz: Museum Review: Memorial da Imigração Judaica e do Holocausto - São Paulo, Brazil . Judaica in the Spotlight, accessed December 15, 2019.

-23.529527777778 -46.638611111111Coordinates: 23 ° 31 ′ 46.3 ″ S , 46 ° 38 ′ 19 ″ W.

[1] Brazil opens first Jewish immigration memorial . Jewish Telegraphic Agency, February 25, 2016, accessed December 15, 2019.

[2] Eduardo and Simone Schvartz: Museum Review: Memorial da Imigração Judaica e do Holocausto - São Paulo, Brazil . Judaica in the Spotlight, accessed December 15, 2019.