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Jewish Community Of Venta Prieta
The La Comunidad Mexicana Israelita El Neguev "Venta Prieta" (English: Negev, El Neguev Mexican Israelite Community of Venta Prieta), better known as the Jewish Community of Venta Prieta is a Jewish community in the city of Pachuca, Pachuca de Soto, Hidalgo (state), Hidalgo, Mexico. The community is made up of people who are descended from B'nei Anusim, also known as Conversos, Jews who were either forcibly converted to Christianity during the Spanish Inquisition and later returned to Judaism. It is a small congregation, of which many view themselves as either Sephardi Jews, Sephardic Jews (due to a family history coming from Spain to Mexico) or as descendants of one of the Ten Lost Tribes, lost tribes of Israel. The synagogue was founded in 1930 by the Téllez brothers and today run by the Téllez family. For many years, Rabbi Samuel S. Lerer was the educational and organizational leader of the community until his retirement in 1999. It is said that the community was founded betwee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Negev
The Negev or Negeb (; he, הַנֶּגֶב, hanNegév; ar, ٱلنَّقَب, an-Naqab) is a desert and semidesert region of southern Israel. The region's largest city and administrative capital is Beersheba (pop. ), in the north. At its southern end is the Gulf of Aqaba and the resort city and port of Eilat. It contains several development towns, including Dimona, Arad and Mitzpe Ramon, as well as a number of small Bedouin towns, including Rahat and Tel Sheva and Lakiya. There are also several kibbutzim, including Revivim and Sde Boker; the latter became the home of Israel's first Prime Minister, David Ben-Gurion, after his retirement from politics. Although historically part of a separate region (known during the Roman period as Arabia Petraea), the Negev was added to the proposed area of Mandatory Palestine, of which large parts later became Israel, on 10 July 1922, having been conceded by British representative St John Philby "in Trans-Jordan's name". Despite th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
