Comite Central Israelita de Mexico A.C.,
Cofre de Perote 115,
Lomas Barrilaco,
11010 Mexico DF,
Tel. 52 5 540 3273,
Fax. 52 5 540 3050
http://www.virtualjerusalem.com/communities/wjcbook/mexico/index.htm- [link no longer available]: "All but a handful of Mexican Jews live in Mexico City (37,500). Most of the rest live in Guadalajara (200 families), Monterrey (200 families), and Tijuana (60 families). Close to 300 families are scattered in other towns such as Veracruz, Puebla, and Cuernavaca."
There are about nine Jewish cemeteries in Mexico City with others in Guadalajara and Monterrey. Pepe Jasky from the Chevra can give much more information. Source: Ellis Toussier, Vazquez de Mella 429-5, Colonia Los Morales, Mexico City, D. F. 11510, Mexico.
THE CEMETERIES
MEXICO CITY:
"In 1910, Sephardim were permitted to build Mount Sinai Synagogue at Tennyson 134. In 1911, the first Jewish cemetery was established." Source: Freedman, Warren. World Guide for the Jewish Traveler. NY: E.P. Dutton Inc, 1984. Nidche Israel, Acapulco 70, Mexico City was the first (1922) Ashkenazi synagogue in Mexico City.
MONTERREY::
There is a Jewish community and cemetery. Source: June Russel de Woldenberg, Guayana Inglesa No. 91, Monterrey N.L. C.P. 64620, Mexico.
TIAJUANA:
The Jewish community of Tijuana, Mexico (just across the border from San Diego, California) sometimes uses Home of Peace for burials.
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