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The Mikvé Israel-Emanuel Synagogue (Hebrew: בית הכנסת מקווה ישראל-עמנואל, lit. 'Hope of Israel-Emanuel Synagogue'), is a Reconstructionist Jewish congregation and synagogue , located at Hanchi di Snoa 29, Punda, in the city of Willemstad , Curaçao , a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in southern ...
In 1864, about one-third of the Curaçaoan Jewish population broke from the orthodox tradition and built a new synagogue, Temple Emanuel, which adhered to the principles of the Reform Jewish Movement. They also consecrated at cemetery at Berg Altena. [4] By the 1870s, Jewish women's education was becoming increasingly important in Curaçao.
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The Mikvé Israel-Emanuel Synagogue is the oldest currently standing synagogue in the Western hemisphere. Curaçao's Jewish community has had a profound impact on the islands history. [13] Curaçao is home to the Mikvé Israel-Emanuel Synagogue, which is the oldest currently active synagogue in the Americas.
Curaçao has the oldest active Jewish congregation in the Americas, dating to 1651. The Curaçao synagogue is the oldest synagogue of the Americas in continuous use, since its completion in 1732 on the site of a previous synagogue. [118] Additionally, there are both Sephardic and Ashkenazi Jewish communities. [12]
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The former synagogue on Talavera Street, is located in the city's old quarter. Its floor was covered in the sand of the Médanos de Coro, in the same fashion as the sea sand that covers the floor of Mikvé Israel-Emanuel Synagogue in Willemstad, Curaçao, from where the community arrived from more than two centuries ago. [citation needed]