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Tiny Nicaragua Jewish community doubles in size after conversions

Michael Visontay
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Photo: Bonita Sussman/JTA

Published: 3 August 2017

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Mass conversion, 22 Jewish weddings in Nicaragua
Over the course of just a few days, the tiny Jewish community in Nicaragua more than doubled when 114 people converted to Judaism ( (Times of Israel, Aug 2)

Photo: Some young Nicaraguans who converted to Judaism in July with the help of the Kulanu organisation

 

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