Luis de Torres Synagogue

Freeport Hebrew Congregation was the only synagogue in The Bahamas.[1] The synagogue is named after Luis de Torres, identified by Meyer Kayserling's book Christopher Columbus and the participation of the Jews in the Spanish and Portuguese discoveries (1894) as a Sephardic Jew who sailed with Christopher Columbus at the beginning of the European colonization of the Americas. It is situated on East Sunrise Highway, between the Lutheran Church and the Roman Catholic "Mary Star of the Sea."[2]. The synagogue functioned from 1972 to 2021 when it shut down because many members (mostly non nationals) left because of Covid.

Freeport Hebrew Congregation
Religion
AffiliationReform Judaism
Location
LocationEast Sunrise Highway
The Bahamas Freeport, Bahamas
Architecture
Completed1972

References
  1. Krusch, David. "Jewish Virtual Library:The Bahamas". Retrieved 2007-05-29.
  2. Luis de Torres Synagogue. "Synagogue History". Archived from the original on 3 July 2007. Retrieved 22 November 2018.

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