The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/cuban-jews/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Sat, 13 Jun 2026 06:00:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Cuban Jews | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/cuban-jews/ 32 32 Juan Bradman, Cuban-Jewish exile whose life inspired a novel, dies at 90 https://www.timesofisrael.com/juan-bradman-cuban-jewish-exile-whose-life-inspired-a-novel-dies-at-90/ Wed, 27 Sep 2023 15:47:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3106745 Son of refugees was a circuit judge in rural Cuba when he fled Castro's revolution for the US to start a new life as a social worker, then was a Holocaust and immigration educator

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]]> A new memoir tries to mend the pieces of the author’s broken Cuban-Jewish family https://www.timesofisrael.com/a-new-memoir-tries-to-mend-the-pieces-of-the-authors-broken-cuban-jewish-family/ Sun, 10 Sep 2023 01:07:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3089960 In 'Dwell Time,' Rosa Lowinger draws on her background as a conservator to examine the cracks and flaws in her upbringing as the child of exiles - and how they made her stronger

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]]> Author boldly goes against her dead father’s wishes to uncover his true identity https://www.timesofisrael.com/author-boldly-goes-against-her-dead-fathers-wishes-to-uncover-his-true-identity/ Sat, 09 Oct 2021 23:02:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2613561 In her new memoir, Judy Bolton-Fasman investigates lifelong questions on the strange union between her assimilated American dad and her much-younger mom, a volatile Cuban refugee

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]]> Based on grandmother’s heroic tale, author shows 1930s Cuba as haven for Jews https://www.timesofisrael.com/based-on-grandmothers-heroic-tale-author-shows-1930s-cuba-as-haven-for-jews/ Thu, 01 Jul 2021 00:00:32 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2534816 Ruth Behar mines family lore for 'Letters From Cuba,' a book for readers ages 8-12 about a pre-teen Polish-Jewish girl's solo journey to life in remote sugar plantation town

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]]> After rabbis and resources, Jewish food tops list of things Cuban Jews lack https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-rabbis-and-resources-jewish-food-tops-list-of-things-cuban-jews-lack/ Tue, 18 Feb 2020 02:43:20 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2240902 From kosher meat to bagels with a hole, shortages on the island make it near impossible for the aging community to access what their foreign coreligionists take for granted

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]]> Future in jeopardy for 59-year-old Miami synagogue founded by Jews fleeing Cuba https://www.timesofisrael.com/future-in-jeopardy-for-59-year-old-miami-synagogue-founded-by-jews-fleeing-cuba/ Wed, 12 Feb 2020 01:25:45 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2234993 The aging congregation was not immediately accepted by their American coreligionists years ago and formed a tightly knit community that is now slowly dying out

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]]> Cuban immigrants have their citizenship revoked 3 months after moving to Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/cuban-immigrants-have-their-citizenship-revoked-3-months-after-moving-to-israel/ Fri, 15 Nov 2019 03:57:25 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2184094 Anna Salomon and her husband immigrated to Jewish state under Law of Return, only to be arrested later under order of Population and Immigration Authority

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]]> A celebrating Havana renovates Cuba’s oldest Jewish cemetery https://www.timesofisrael.com/a-celebrating-havana-renovates-cubas-oldest-jewish-cemetery/ Tue, 25 Jun 2019 10:28:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2100133 Burial ground opened in 1910 contains some 1,100 graves; it is being restored as part of events marking 500 years since the city's establishment

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]]> When our woman in Havana asked Fidel Castro to the synagogue Hanukkah party https://www.timesofisrael.com/when-our-woman-in-havana-asked-fidel-castro-to-the-synagogue-hanukkah-party/ Mon, 19 Feb 2018 16:23:43 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1789639 Adela Dworin doesn't have to live in Cuba. Her friends left for Miami long ago. So why does she stay, running and schnorring for the Jewish community? Here's her story, and Cuba's

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]]> A year of renewed chilly US-Cuba relations puts squeeze on island’s Jews https://www.timesofisrael.com/a-year-of-renewed-chilly-us-cuba-relations-puts-squeeze-on-islands-jews/ Tue, 30 Jan 2018 00:48:18 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1776473 After briefly rekindled ties under the Obama administration brought an increase in tourism to the country, Cuban residents once again feel the effects of economic sanctions

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]]> Israeli trade delegation to Cuba may augur a diplomatic thaw https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-trade-delegation-to-cuba-may-augur-a-diplomatic-thaw/ Tue, 09 Jan 2018 02:11:14 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1762425 Despite the the lack of formal relations between the two countries, a high-level commercial trip highlights mutual interests and potential prospects

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]]> In first since 1973, Israeli minister in ‘private’ visit to Cuba https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-first-since-1973-israeli-minister-in-private-visit-to-cuba/ Tue, 03 Oct 2017 06:07:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1704574 Visit by Miri Regev said to be 'family vacation;' will not meet with any government officials of the communist nation that does not have diplomatic ties with Israel

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]]> A tropical story of diamonds and Holocaust survival in ‘Cuba’s Forgotten Jewels’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/a-tropical-story-of-diamonds-and-holocaust-survival-in-cubas-forgotten-jewels/ Mon, 14 Aug 2017 08:35:23 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1674424 New film explores the forgotten era when the Caribbean island became a temporary gem hub after opening its doors to thousands of European Jews fleeing the Nazis

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]]> Literary world fired up over debut short story collection by gay immigration lawyer https://www.timesofisrael.com/literary-world-fired-up-over-debut-short-story-collection-by-gay-immigration-lawyer/ Thu, 03 Aug 2017 00:16:49 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1664462 Exploring his multi-pronged identity, Orlando Ortega-Medina recently released his book 'Jerusalem Ablaze' to a warm critical reception

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]]> Cuban Jewish leaders call for strengthening ties with US Jews https://www.timesofisrael.com/cuban-jewish-leaders-call-for-strengthening-ties-with-us-jews/ Thu, 13 Jul 2017 15:00:58 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1657733 In letter, heads of community urge American Jews to help fight against rollback of normalization between countries

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