Fellowship Archive
Havana, Cuba
February 14 - 16, 2016
In an historic move, the MFJC chose Havana, Cuba as the location for a Latin American Regional Fellowship. The Fellowship gathered forty emerging leaders from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba, Mexico, Panama, and Peru to discuss the challenges and opportunities unique to their respective Jewish communities.
Program
The program, conducted in Spanish and English, was themed Replenishing Jewish Life in Latin America, and was hosted by the Beth Shalom Synagogue of Havana with the support of the Centro Hebreo Sefaradi de Cuba.
Faculty
Dr. Daniel Fainstein – Dean of the Universidad Hebraica in Mexico
Rabbi Michel Schlesinger – Rabbi of Congregation Israelita Paulista in Brazil
Summary From The Staff
The Fellows were welcomed on behalf of the Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture by Fernando Lottenberg, president of CONIB and treasurer of the Foundation. As Dr. Lottenberg said: “It is important that the event take place here in Cuba, not only to strengthen the integration of Cuban Jews to Latin American Jewish cultural life, but also to show solidarity with the Jewish community, which had no opportunity to hold events like this in the last decades.”
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Testimonials
“I return to my country with a strengthened sense of Jewish identity, better understanding of my role in my local community and new tools to contribute to community development.”
“The experience was really inspiring and I look forward to keep in touch with other Fellows to increase interchange in common projects in the future.”
“It is a very important initiative and although I am sure the world fellowships are great, I am happy to have participated in a focused conference with Latin Americans, so we can really strengthen bonds.”
If you would like to submit any photos or testimonials please contact us at ngf@mfjc.org
