Associação Religiosa Israelita

Founded in 1942 by German Jewish immigrants fleeing the Nazi regime, the ARI – Associação Religiosa Israelita- was the first liberal synagogue in Rio de Janeiro. Its founders, who got here in the late 1930s, were to be the roots of a successful progressive Jewish presence in Rio. In 1942, the ARI was officially born, with the arrival of Rabbi Dr. H. Lemle z.l., from Germany.

Founded in 1942 by German Jewish immigrants fleeing the Nazi regime, the ARI – Associação Religiosa Israelita- was the first liberal synagogue in Rio de Janeiro. Its founders, who got here in the late 1930s, were to be the roots of a successful progressive Jewish presence in Rio. In 1942, the ARI was officially born, with the arrival of Rabbi Dr. H. Lemle z.l., from Germany.

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