List of Honduran Jews explained

See main article: History of the Jews in Honduras. The Jewish population of Latin America has risen to more than 500,000 – more than half of whom live in Argentina, with large communities also present in Brazil and Mexico.

The following is a list of some renowned past and present Honduran Jews (not all of them with both parents Jewish, not all of them practicing Judaism), arranged by their main field of activity:

• Boris Goldstein (Honduras), donated land for Maguen David Synagogue.^[1]
• Jacobo Goldstein, journalist, businessman.
• Ricardo Maduro Joest, Politician, Honduran ex president.
• Martin Baide Urmeneta, lawyer, journalist, politician.
• Jaime Rosenthal, businessman, politician.
• Yani Rosenthal, politician
• Yankel Rosenthal, C.D. Marathón president.^[2]
• Ulises Ramos- world Karate champion. 2010 World Martial Arts Games 5x medalist, 2017 NBL world champion flyweight points, WKU world champion 2019 gold -65kg points, gold kata, WKU world champion gold -65kg, silver open weight, gold Japanese kata, gold hardstyle forms, 2023 WKU world champion-65kg points, gold japanese kata, silver open weight points, bronze hardstyle forms,

See also

• List of Latin American Jews
• List of Hondurans
• Lists of Jews

External links

• Comunidad Judia de Honduras

Notes and References

1. Book: Klich . Ignacio . Lesser . Jeff . Arab and Jewish immigrants in Latin America: images and realities . 16 . 1998 . Routledge . 0-7146-4450-1 .
2. News: Friday Kickaround . Steven . Goff . The Washington Post. 2009-10-09 . 21 October 2009 .