Beth Shalom's Synagogue

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Lorenzo, the manager, was so kind and showed me around the cultural center and the sanctuary.

Had an amazing time at this synagogue a few weeks ago, and now planning on coming back for the High Holidays. Sending love and appreciation from Robbinsville, NJ

Beautiful place nice people importance about the visit when visiting the Jewish community in Cuba it was very interesting to see all the pictures of all that happened to the community

We walked all the way from our hotel by the ocean front looking for our friend who wanted to attend service. We got caught in a downpour, which was actually fun, and only last about 15 minutes. By the time we got to the synagogue they were getting ready for service. We looked around but our friend wasn't at this synagogue, so we headed back to the hotel, and lo and behold he was there.

My Jewish friend and I (not Jewish) had a wonderful experience at Beth Shalom. We pre-arranged a tour and meeting with the Cuban Jewish Community's president. The temple restored in the 1990s after decades of neglect was simple. But it was the people who greeted us and the stories of what this community is doing that was amazing. This synagogue is the center of Jewish life in Cuba. The president was an engaging very senior lady with twinkling eyes and a gift for communicating reality and hope for her community. She was open, personable, and very charming. As a non-Jew, I was very impressed with the spirit of this place and the people I met as well as the transparency with which we were allowed to learn about the history and modern-day Judaism in Cuba.

A beautiful synagogue for the hebrew Ashkenazi community in La Habana Cuba.

pleas visit this place ! and donate to help !! may Hashem give to all immediate redemption .!!