People group profile · PG022300
The Cuban Jews of Cuba
The Cuban Jews of Cuba, numbering about 500 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a Spanish-speaking Jewish community of Cuba whose heritage reflects both Sephardic and Ashkenazi origins. They maintain Jewish religious and cultural traditions shaped by migration, diaspora, and life within Cuban society.
They are a diaspora people in the Jews people cluster of the Jewish Peoples. Their primary religion is Judaism, and they primarily speak Spanish.
Fast facts
- Country
- Cuba
- Population
- 500
- Affinity group
- Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples
- People cluster
- Jews
- Primary language
- Spanish (spa)
- Primary religion
- Judaism
- Strategic Progress Index
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- No Known Evangelicals
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Caribbean, Americas
- Location
- mainly in and around Havana
Where they live
Gospel status
The Cuban Jews are Unengaged and Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, and there has been no reported church planting activity in the past two years. In GSEC terms, this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years.
- Congregations exist No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Cuban Jews
- Pray that God would send workers to this people group
- Begin sowing the gospel and seek out people of peace
- Plant the first churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice
Gospel resources in Spanish
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- Magdalena (Spanish, Castilian)
- Magdalena (Spanish, Latin American)
- The Savior (Spanish, Latin American)
Bibles
- 1569 Sagradas Escrituras · text
- 1602 Reina-Valera Antigua · text
- Biblia de América · video, audio, text
- Dios Habla Hoy · audio
- La Biblia · text
- La Palabra de Dios para Todos · audio
- La Santa Biblia, Nueva Versión Internacional® · video
- Lenguaje Actual · audio
- Reina Valera 1995 · audio
- Reina Valera Contemporánea · video
- Reina Valera, Revisada y Corregida (1865) · text
- The Word of God for All - 2000 World Bible Translation Center · audio, text
- The Word of God for All 2014 · audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Cuban Jews
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
Jew, Latin American in other countries
The same people (ROP3 109538) is reported in 7 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jews | Argentina | 188,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Jews | Mexico | 41,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Jews | Uruguay | 17,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Spanish Jews | Spain | 17,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Jews | Panama | 11,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Jews | Venezuela | 7,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Jews | Colombia | 2,200 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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