Cuba

Cuban delegation to Maccabiah Games overcomes significant hurdles to reach Israel

"If you can see people, for example, with kippah on the street, with tefillin or tallit, it’s like to be inside of the synagogue, a big synagogue. It’s amazing to be here.”

Gymnasts compete during the Israeli Gymnastics Championships and the Maccabiah Gymnastics Championships at Pais Arena in Jerusalem, July 10, 2026.
A man casts his shadow on a vintage taxi before the Cuban government presents far-reaching economic measures that could mark the most significant shift toward a market economy since the 1959 revolution, in Havana, Cuba June 17, 2026.

Cuban lawmakers approve sweeping reforms to socialist model amid US pressure

Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel waves a Cuban flag alongwith others during a march outside the U.S. Embassy to protest against what they denounce as U.S. aggression in the region, following the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and the killing of Cuban soldiers on January 16, 2026.

US imposes sanctions on Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel, Revolutionary Armed Forces Ministry

 View of the Beer Sheva District Court Hall in southern Israel on December 1, 2019.

Israeli court revokes citizenship of Cuban man over sham marriage


Hurricane Ian rips into western Cuba, with Florida in its sights

The Category 3 hurricane Ian is expected to strengthen further on Tuesday after cutting a swath through Cuba's farm country west of the capital Havana and emerging over the Gulf of Mexico

 A satellite image shows Hurricane Ida in the Gulf of Mexico and approaching the coast of Louisiana, US, August 29, 2021.

Caribbean Paradise: Cuba to Curacao (Jewish style)

The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode 36

 200-year-old Curacao synagogue

Cubans split over more liberal family code as referendum nears

The Cuban Roman Catholic Church has lashed out against gay marriage.

 Playwright Eberto Garcia Abreuin and theatrical producer Felix Ortiz Ramos are seen at their home during an interview with Reuters in Havana, Cuba, March 28, 2022

Israelis and Cubans celebrate chess through Chess4Solidarity tournament

Some 200 chess players from the two countries faced each other in competitive matches through the Israeli chess club's Chess4Solidarity campaign.

 Chess4Solidarity chess match between Israelis and Cubans

Meet the Jews of Cuba and their fascinating history

James Berenthal sits down with the Jerusalem Report to discuss his family's distinctive role in a historic community

 Top right: Avenida de los Presidentes, Cuba Bottom right: James and his brother Saul Top left: James and the writer at his apartment in NYC Bottom left: Graduation from Yeshiva Tajkimoni, Vedaddo, Havana, 1955

‘Havana syndrome’ attacks reveal US adversaries may have dangerous intel

The coincidental timing of when US intelligence is being targeted with the "Havana syndrome" raises the possibility that the attacks are targeted.

US State Department spokesman Ned Price takes questions from reporters at the State Department in Washington, US, March 31, 2021.

Mexican authorities rescue 22 foreigners kidnapped in a hotel

Mexican authorities rescued on Tuesday 22 foreigners, most of them Cuban and Haitian, who were earlier in the day kidnapped when gunmen stormed a hotel in the central state of San Luis Potosi.

A police patrol car is parked outside the Sol y Luna hotel after gunmen stormed the hotel and kidnapped some 20 foreigners believed to be mostly from Haiti and Venezuela, according to state's attorney general office, in Matehuala, in San Luis Potosi state, Mexico September 14, 2021.

US issues new Cuba sanctions, Biden promises more to come

Targets of the sanctions are two Cuban police force leaders, as well as the Cuban interior ministry's national police force, the department said.

Police detain a person during protests against and in support of the government, amidst the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Havana, Cuba July 11, 2021

Jewish activist praises Cuban protesters' courage: 'People are fed up'

"Participation in demonstrations grew very quickly because people learned what was happening through social media," said Alan Gross, an American Jew who had previously been imprisoned in Cuba.

A man waves a Cuban flag as emigres gather outside Versailles restaurant, in reaction to reports of protests in Cuba against its deteriorating economy, in Miami, Florida, US July 18, 2021.

'Cuba Libre' message painted outside Cuba's US embassy in Washington

In the United States, and especially in Florida which has a large community of Cuban exiles, demonstrators also staged protests, waving Cuban flags and calling for change.

Police detain a person during protests against and in support of the government, amidst the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Havana, Cuba July 11, 2021