Comité Central de la Comunidad Judía de México
Comité Central de la Comunidad Judía de México (CCCJM) is the main Jewish community organization in Mexico.[1] The organization has a long-standing cooperative relationship with Tribuna Israelita, an outreach group it first formed in 1944. The CCCJM is also a member of the World Jewish Congress.[2]
History[]
The organization was established in 1938 to serve as the umbrella organization for the Mexican Jewish community.[3]: 137
Member organizations[]
The CCCJM has 10 member organizations:[4]
- La Federacion Judia de Baja California-The Jewish Federation of Baja California offering an array of services and programing.
- Beth Israel Community Center - An English-speaking Conservative Jewish community.
- Israelite Sports Center - A Jewish sport, cultural and social institution.
- Comunidad Israelita de Monterrey - Representative body of the Jewish community of Monterrey.
- Centro Social Israelita de Baja California Norte - Representative body of the Jewish community of Tijuana.
- Ashkenazi Community Council - Founded by descendants of immigrants from Eastern Europe.
- Comunidad Bet-El de México - A Conservative Jewish community.
- Comunidad Israelita de Guadalajara - Representative body of the Jewish community of Guadalajara.
- Comunidad Maguén David - Founded by descendants of immigrants from Aleppo, Syria.
- Sociedad de Beneficencia Alliance Monte Sinai - Founded by descendants of immigrants from Damascus, Syria.
- Sephardic Community - Founded by descendants of immigrants from the Balkans.
- Comunidad Hebrea de San Miguel de Allende (CHESMA, AC) - Founded by American and Canadian ex-pats, an umbrella organization including Kehilla Shalom SMA, affiliated with USCJ. https://www.shalomsanmiguel.org/
References[]
- ^ Dean-Olmsted, Evelyn. "Shamis, halebis and shajatos: Labels and the dynamics of Syrian Jewishness in Mexico City." Language & Communication 31, no. 2 (2011): 130-140.
- ^ "Community in Mexico". World Jewish Congress.
- ^ Birnbaum, David. Jews, Church and Civilization VI
- ^ "Jewish presence in Mexico". Tribuna Israelita.
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- Jewish organization stubs
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- Jews and Judaism in Mexico
- Jewish Mexican history
- Jewish communities in Mexico
- Organizations established in 1938