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. 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. Ruth Eisemann-Schier, a Honduran criminal who was the first woman to appear on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list. Ulises Ramos- world Karate champion. 2010 World Martial Arts Games 5x medalist, 2017 NBL world champion flyweight points, WKU world champion 2019 gold -65 kg points, gold kata, WKU world champion gold -65 kg, silver open weight, gold Japanese kata, gold hardstyle forms, 2023 WKU world champion-65 kg points, gold japanese kata, silver open weight points, bronze hardstyle forms,
See also List of Latin American Jews List of Hondurans Lists of Jews
References
External links Comunidad Judia de Honduras