The Jewish Cemetery of Coro (

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: ''Cementerio Judío de Coro'') is the oldest Jewish cemetery in continuous use in the

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History

Its origin can be located in the 19th century, when

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from the

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colony of

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began to migrate to the

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n city of

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in 1824. The cemetery started to function in 1832 by Mr. Joseph Curiel and his wife, Debora Levy Maduro, who had bought a plot of land near the city to bury their daughter, Hana. In the cemetery beautiful tombs and mausoleums can be found, in an impressive amount for the size and wealth of the city, which have remained as reminders of a time when Jews flourished in the city, thanks to the rise of trade with the

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. The cemetery is located in the Pantano Abajo area, between Roosevelt Avenue and Zamora street. The cemetery is also the grave of the

n poet of

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origin Elias David Curiel.

Conservation issues

The cemetery was restored in the 1970s, thanks to the support of the

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and the national government. Since 2005

has been on the

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due to heavy rains affecting all historic constructions in the city. An agreement was signed in 2009 between the Caracas Center for Sephardic Studies, representing the

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of famous Jewish family, to rebuild the cemetery.Refaccionarán el Cementerio Judío de Coro
. Nuevo Mundo Israelita

References

External links

Cementerio Judío de Coro
Coroweb.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Jewish Cemetery Of Coro Cemeteries in Venezuela Jews and Judaism in Venezuela

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History

Conservation issues

See also

References

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