Main article: History of the Jews in Honduras
The Jewish population of Latin America has risen to more than 500,000 – more than half of whom live in Argentina, with large communities also present in Brazil and Mexico.
The following is a list of some renowned past and present Honduran Jews (not all of them with both parents Jewish, not all of them practicing Judaism), arranged by their main field of activity:
- Boris Goldstein (Honduras), donated land for Maguen David Synagogue.
- Jacobo Goldstein, journalist, businessman.
- Ricardo Maduro Joest, Politician, Honduran ex president.
- Martin Baide Urmeneta, lawyer, journalist, politician.
- Jaime Rosenthal, businessman, politician.
- Yani Rosenthal, politician
- Yankel Rosenthal, C.D. Marathón president.
- Ulises Ramos- world Karate champion. 2010 World Martial Arts Games 5x medalist, 2017 NBL world champion flyweight points, WKU world champion 2019 gold -65 kg points, gold kata, WKU world champion gold -65 kg, silver open weight, gold Japanese kata, gold hardstyle forms, 2023 WKU world champion-65 kg points, gold japanese kata, silver open weight points, bronze hardstyle forms,
See also
References
- Klich, Ignacio; Lesser, Jeff (1998). Arab and Jewish immigrants in Latin America: images and realities. Vol. 16. Routledge. ISBN 0-7146-4450-1.
- Goff, Steven (9 October 2009). "Friday Kickaround". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2009.
External links
- Comunidad Judia de Honduras (in Spanish)