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Shaare Shalom Synagogue
Kahal Kadosh Shaare Shalom ''"Holy Congregation of the Gates of Peace"'', also known as the United Congregation of Israelites, is a historic synagogue in the city of Kingston on the island of Jamaica. Today, it stands as the only Jewish house of worship in the entire country.
==History==
With the influx of Jews to Jamaica in the 17th century, multiple synagogues were constructed across the island in such cities as Montego Bay, Spanish Town, Port Royal, and Kingston. Originally, two synagogues were built in Spanish Town, the Sephardi ''K.K. Neveh Shalom'' ("Habitation of Peace") consecrated in 1704, and the Ashkenazi ''K.K. Mikveh Yisrael'' ("Hope of Israel") erected in 1796. These two congregations would later merge as Jews began to migrate from Spanish Town to Kingston, the new capital city.
As in Spanish Town, two congregations (Sephardi and Ashkenazi) existed in Kingston. Initial attempts to form a merger were unsuccessful. The United Congregation of Israelites constructed the original Shaare Shalom synagogue in 1885, but an earthquake destroyed it. The building was reconstructed by the Henriques Brothers in 1912. This structure still stands. In 1921, the Ashkenazi community merged with the Shaare Shalom Synagogue to form a unified congregation which continues to exist.〔(Jamaica ) at Jewish Virtual Library〕
On March 23, 2002, Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan visited Shaare Shalom, his first visit to a synagogue,〔Muhammad, Richard. ("A new beginning in Jamaica" ), ''The Final Call'', 2 April 2002.〕 in an attempt to repair his controversial relationship with the Jewish community.〔("Louis Farrakhan's first visit to a Jewish Synagogue... 'It took courage to bring me here'" ), ''Jamaica Gleaner'', 26 March 2002.〕 Farrakhan was accepted to speak at Shaare Shalom in the native country of his father, after being rejected to appear at American synagogues, many of whom had fear of sending the wrong signal to the Jewish community.〔〔
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