History of the Jews in Uruguay
The history of the Jews in Uruguay (Spanish: judeouruguayos) dates back to the colonial empire. The most important influx of Jewish population occurred during the end of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, mainly during the World War II.
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| 12,000 (census)-20,000 (estimate) | |
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| Uruguayan Spanish, Hebrew, Yiddish, Ladino | |
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| Judaism |
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With an estimated 16,600 Jews, according to the American Jewish Year Book 2019, Uruguay is home to the fifth-largest Jewish community in Latin America, and the second-largest as a proportion of the total population after Argentina. The country's community is mainly composed of Ashkenazim.
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