'Good for the Jews': Venezuela's tiny Jewish community is not yet celebrating Maduro's exit
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
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
January 04, 2026
The official Jewish community in Venezuela has yet to respond to the large-scale military operation launched against the country by the United States on Saturday, in which President Nicolás Maduro and his wife were captured by U.S. forces and jailed in New York.
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