Nueva Congregación Israelita

The Synagogue of the New Jewish Congregation (Spanish: Sinagoga de la Nueva Congregación Israelita; abbreviated as its acronym NCI), is a Conservative Jewish congregation and synagogue, located on Cipriano Payán Street, in the Pocitos neighbourhood of Montevideo, Uruguay.^[1]

Synagogue of the New Jewish Congregation
Spanish: Sinagoga de la Nueva Congregación Israelita
Religion
Affiliation	Conservative Judaism
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Synagogue
Leadership	Rabbi Daniel Dolinsky
Status	Active
Location
Location	Cipriano Payán Street, Pocitos, Montevideo
Country	Uruguay
Location of the synagogue in Montevideo
Geographic coordinates	34°54′20″S 56°08′57″W
Architecture
Date established	1936 (as a congregation)
Website
nci.org.uy

Overview

The New Jewish Congregation was founded in 1936 mostly by German and Austrian Jews who fled Nazism. It established two synagogues in Centro; the big one on Wilson Ferreira Aldunate Street is Conservative, and the smaller one was Orthodox.^[2]

In the 21st century, a new Temple was established in the neighbourhood of Pocitos, at Cipriano Payán street.^[3]

See also

• Uruguay portal
• Judaism portal

• History of the Jews in Uruguay
• List of synagogues in Uruguay