'Good for the Jews': Venezuela's tiny Jewish community is not yet celebrating
Only somewhere between 3,000 and 5,000 Jews remain in Venezuela, after thousands have fled in the past quarter-century. A prominent Jewish American organizational leader with close ties to the region sees reasons for cautious optimism following Maduro's capture and imprisonment
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A man wearing a kippa and a Venezuelan flag during protests against anti-Semitism in Caracas, 2009. Credit: Ariana Cubillos/AP
Only somewhere between 3,000 and 5,000 Jews remain in Venezuela, after thousands have fled in the past quarter-century. A prominent Jewish American organizational leader with close ties to the region sees reasons for cautious optimism following Maduro's capture and imprisonment









