Sinagoga 1870

{{Short description|Synagogue in Lima, Peru}} {{Infobox religious building | name = Sinagoga 1870 | image = Sinagoga 1870 (Sociedad de Beneficencia Israelita) 01.jpg | caption = | religious_affiliation = [[Conservative Judaism]] | location = Calle José Galvez 282, [[Miraflores District, Lima|Miraflores]], [[Lima]], Peru | ownership = Sociedad de Beneficencia Israelita de 1870 | leadership = Guillermo Bronstein | established = 1938 | year_completed = {{dts|2000}} | date_demolished = {{dts|1999}} }} The '''Sinagoga 1870''' (named after its parent organisation)<ref name=Orrego>{{Cite web |title=La sinagoga ‘1870’ (Lima) |url=http://blog.pucp.edu.pe/blog/juanluisorrego/2009/07/31/la-sinagoga-1870-lima/ |last=Orrego Penagos |first=Juan Luis |date=2009-07-31 |website=[[Blog PUCP]]}}</ref> is a [[Conservative Judaism|Conservative]]<ref name=Frank>{{Cite book |title=A Travel Guide to the Jewish Caribbean and South America |last=Frank |first=Ben G. |publisher=[[Arcadia Publishing]] |year=2010 |isbn=9781455613304 |pages=521 |language=es |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eHaKDgAAQBAJ}}</ref> [[synagogue]] in [[Miraflores District, Lima]]. It is the only synagogue in the district and one of four synagogues in the city, the other three being located in [[San Isidro District, Lima|San Isidro]]. Many of its members are Holocaust survivors.<ref name=Frank/>

Since April 24, 1985, the synagogue is headed by [[Argentine Jews|Argentine]] [[rabbi]] Guillermo Bronstein.<ref name=Orrego/>

==History== The ''Sociedad de Beneficencia Israelita de 1870'' was founded in the late 19th century by the [[History of the Jews in Peru|first Jews]] to arrive in [[Lima]]. With the arrival of [[German Jews|German-Jewish immigrants]] that started in 1933, it was reorganised as the ''Sociedad Israelita de Socorros Mutuos de Judíos de habla Alemana'' and registered with the [[Peruvian government]] on June 30, 1938.<ref name=Orrego/> In 2005, the congregation was numbered at about 200 families in total.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Peru’s Jews face threats |last=Goldman |first=Joe |date=2005-12-01 |url=https://www.jta.org/2005/12/01/lifestyle/perus-jews-face-threats |work=[[Jewish Telegraphic Agency]]}}</ref>

In 1938, the now registered society started renting an old house in Libertad Street from the British Charity (''Beneficiencia Británica''), eventually purchasing it in 1948 with the financial assistance of its members. Prior to this arrangement, prayers took place at [[rabbi]] Leopoldo Weil's house, at 320 Juan Fanning street.<ref name=Orrego/> Due to the society's increasing membership and the building's age, it was demolished in 1999 and rebuilt, being inaugurated on May 10, 2000.<ref name=Orrego/>

==Leadership== *Leopoldo Weil (1938–1940) *Michael Siegel (1941–1956) *Lothar Goldstein (1957–1966) *David Spritzer (1967–1969) *Claudio Kaiser (1970–1976) *Zoev Goldik (1977–1984) *Guillermo Bronstein (1985–present)

==See also== *[[History of the Jews in Peru]] *[[Sinagoga Sharón]]

==References== {{reflist}} {{Lima landmarks}} [[Category:Synagogues in Peru]] [[Category:1938 in Peru]] [[Category:2000 establishments in Peru]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in Lima]] [[Category:Miraflores District, Lima]]