World Jewish Communities
Latin America
Paraguay
GP 4,960,000 ~ JP 1,000
History and Demography
The great majority of Jews live in the capital, Asuncion
Communal and Religious Life
The Paraguayan community is publicly represented by the Consejo Representativo Israelita de Paraguay. There are at least ten other Jewish organizations, including WIZO, B'nai B'rith, and several youth movements. There are three synagogues: one Ashkenazi, one Sephardi, and one affiliated with Chabad that distributes kosher food to the community. These institutions function without a rabbi. The community maintains a Jewish school, the Colegio Integral Estado de Israel, which provides both primary and secondary education for the majority of Jewish children. There is a Jewish museum with a Holocaust memorial in Asuncion.
Israel
Israel and Paraguay maintain full diplomatic relations.
Embassy
Calle Yegras C/25 de Mayo
Edificio San Rafael, 8 piso
P.O. Box 1212, Asuncion
Tel. 595 21 495 097, Fax. 595 21 496 355
Consejo Representativo Israelita de Paraguay
Casilla de Correo 756
(General Diaz 657), Asuncion
Tel. 595 21 441 744, Fax. 595 21 448 289
Fed Sefaradi LatinoAmericana
Caballero 896
Asuncion
Inf: Dr Jacob Cohenco
Centro de Investigacion y Difusion de la Cultura
Sefardi Paraguay 1535,
1061 Buenos Aires, Argentina
