Nueva Congregación Israelita, Montevideo

Coordinates: 34°54′20″S 56°08′57″W / 34.9056°S 56.1492°W / -34.9056; -56.1492
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Sinagoga de la Nueva Congregación Israelita
Religion
AffiliationConservative Judaism
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusActive
Location
LocationUruguay Montevideo, Uruguay
Geographic coordinates34°54′20″S 56°08′57″W / 34.9056°S 56.1492°W / -34.9056; -56.1492

The Synagogue of the New Jewish Congregation (Spanish: Sinagoga de la Nueva Congregación Israelita, often known by its acronym NCI) is a synagogue in Montevideo, Uruguay.[1]

Overview[edit]

The New Jewish Congregation was founded in 1936 mostly by German and Austrian Jews who fled Nazism. It established two synagogues, the big one on Wilson Ferreira Aldunate Street is Conservative, the smaller one was Orthodox.[2]

In the 21st century, a new Temple was established in the neighbourhood of Pocitos, at Cipriano Payán street.[3]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Synagogues in Uruguay". Maven. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  2. ^ "Short history of NCI" (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  3. ^ "History of NCI". NCI.org.uy (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 June 2020.

External links[edit]

  • María Emilia Pérez Santarcieri. "Sinagoga NCI" (PDF). Jewish Montevideo. p. 3. Retrieved 2013-04-19. (in Spanish)