Tecamachalco is the common name for a

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suburban neighbourhood, colonia Lomas de Tecamachalco, which forms part of the city of

Naucalpan Naucalpan, officially Naucalpan de Juárez, is one of 125 municipalities located just northwest of Mexico City in the adjoining State of Mexico. The municipal seat is the city of Naucalpan de Juárez, which extends into the neighboring municipal ...

, in Naucalpan and

Huixquilucan Huixquilucan Municipality is one of the municipalities in State of Mexico, Mexico. It lies adjacent to the west side of the Federal District (Distrito Federal) and is part of Greater Mexico City but independent of Mexico City itself. The name " ...

municipalities, in the

Geography

The neighbourhood lies along Avenida de los Bosques and Avenida de las Fuentes. Tecamachalco is bordered by: * on the southwest, the

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and the

Interlomas Interlomas is an exclusive residential and commercial area in State of Mexico, Mexico, located west of Mexico City's historic center and about north of the Santa Fe edge city. Interlomas is a high class zone, compound by various colonies (nei ...

area * on the northeast, colonias Lomas Hipódromo and across the border in the

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, that is, Mexico City proper, the

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* on the southeast, colonia

Bosques de las Lomas Bosques de las Lomas is a '' colonia'', or officially recognised neighbourhood, located in western Mexico City. It falls partly in Cuajimalpa borough and partly in Miguel Hidalgo borough. It was the masterpiece of Carleton F. Boyle, who previousl ...

in Mexico City proper * on the northwest, the colonias Lomas Anahuac and La Herradura, also in the city of Naucalpan within Huixquilucan municipality. There is a small commercial village where folks can come in and buy things in this otherwise residential area.

Demographics

Approximately 3,300 families live in Tecamachalco, heavily skewed towards older residents, and about 40% is Jewish.

Jewish community

The intersection of Avenida de las Fuentes and Fuente de la Templanza is referred to by residents as the Distrito Federal's Little Tel Aviv. On Friday night or Saturday morning, many Jewish residents walk to temple, some men in hats and women in wigs. Jewish shops include the "Kosher Palace" store, which plays Israeli music and sells spices from Israel, halva, Israeli chocolate spread, New York pretzels, football-size jars of pickles, frozen schnitzel, falafel, and a wide variety of kosher products. The Shuky Centre is a multi-story kosher food hall with separate sections for meat and milk, selling shawarma, sushi, kosher Mexican food, Syrian lavash bread, kosher chickens, and challot. Other Jewish shops include the Sinai Deli and Bakery, Sastreria Saul, butcher shops, and kosher taquerias. There are Jewish schools and at least six synagogues and temples, which are unmarked.

References

External links

* {{coord missing, State of Mexico Jewish communities in Mexico Naucalpan de Juárez Neighborhoods in Mexico City