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 === Jewish History in Cuba  ===
-<!--*Lithuanian Jews inhabited what is present-day Belarus. To learn of their history, read the Wikipedia.org article ''Lithuanian Jews'', by clicking [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithuanian_Jews here]].-->
+During the 16th and 17th centuries, Jews immigrated to Cuba from Portuguese controlled Brazil due to persecution. New Jewish immigrants established trade in Cuba and, by the 18th century, Cuban Jewish trade reached Amsterdam, The Netherlands and Hamburg, Germany.
+In the late 1800's, Jews from the Dutch Antilles settled in Cuba. Many Jewish traders pursuing business in the New World set up outposts on the island. In 1898, after the Spanish-American War, Jews established a permanent presence in Cuba. American Ashkenazi Jews born in Romania and elsewhere in Eastern Europe immigrated to Cuba to work for U.S.-owned plantations and businesses. In 1906, 11 American Jews founded Cuba's first synagogue, the United Hebrew Congregation, a Reform synagogue that conducted services in English. This is considered the official beginning of the Cuban Jewish community.
+A large number of Jews immigrated to Cuba from 1910 until 1920, including Sephardic Jews from Turkey. Many Jews came from Eastern Europe and used Cuba as a stopover en route to the United States, which had a strict quota system at that time. Many decided to stay since there was little anti-Semitism in Cuba, as well as good weather. Many of the new immigrants from Europe prospered in Cuban’s garment industry. By 1924, there were 24,000 Jews living in Cuba. (This information is taken from [http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/Cuba.html Jewish Virtual Library])
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-=== The JewishGen Belarus Database  ===
-*More than 650,000 records from many different sources: vital records, voter lists, business directories, ghetto records. ''Requires free registration.'' To search, click [http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/#Belarus here].
+*More than 650,000 records from many different sources: vital records, voter lists, business directories, ghetto records. ''Requires free registration.'' To search, click [http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/#Belarus here].-->
-=== Miriam Weiner Routes to Roots Foundation  ===
+=== NEW HEADING GOES HERE  ===
 *For ''A Genealogical and Family History guide to Jewish and civil records in Eastern Europe'', click [http://www.rtrfoundation.org/ here] and '''hover over Belarus'''.
-=== Archives of Belarus  ===
+=== NEW HEADING GOES HERE  ===
 *View the Archives of Belarus home page by clicking [http://www.archives.gov.by/eng/ here]. Includes a "Contacts" link.
 *Discover over 50 web pages of Jewish information available online at the Archives of Belarus by clicking [http://www.archives.gov.by/eng/index.php?id=search here] to search. Follow up by starting a search for the word '''"Jewish"''' and clicking the '''"Search"''' button.
-=== Help with Belarus Jewish Research  ===
+=== NEW HEADING GOES HERE  ===
 *The JewishGen Belarus Special Interest Group (SIG) includes links, helps, and other resources. Visit this page by clicking [http://www.jewishgen.org/Belarus/resources.htm#top here].
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