Our Mission
The mission of Jewish Cuba Connection is to assist, support, and empower the Jewish communities of Cuba through fellowship and action.
Our Story
Stanley Falkenstein, the Founder of Jewish Cuba Connection, went to Cuba in December 2000 on a Jewish humanitarian mission to deliver material aid, prayer books and other necessities of life to the small, vibrant but struggling Jewish communities of Cuba. During this mission, Stan met Aaron, a senior in Havana who said, “Please do two things for me. Please help us and please tell our story to the Diaspora.” Upon Stan’s return to the U.S.,Jewish Cuba Connection was born.
Although Aaron died two years later, Jewish Cuba Connection continues to fulfill Aaron’s plea by helping the community provide its members with monthly food baskets, prescription medications distributed by the pharmacies located in the synagogues, prescription eyeglasses, supplemental income support, funding for synagogue, cemetery, and home repairs, Sabbath meals, technical education for the young, classes on the Jewish religion and culture, and special services for the elderly and infirm.
Jewish Cuba Connection also makes presentations in the U.S. so that others can learn about the spiritual and economic needs of our Cuban brothers and sisters as well as sponsor missions to provide religious, fraternal, and humanitarian support. Contact us for more information.
Key to these efforts is working as equals with the leaders and member of the Cuban Jewish community so that they are empowered to help their community become stronger and even more cohesive. We are thrilled that our brothers and sisters in Cuba call us "hermanos" (brothers).
Although Aaron died two years later, Jewish Cuba Connection continues to fulfill Aaron’s plea by helping the community provide its members with monthly food baskets, prescription medications distributed by the pharmacies located in the synagogues, prescription eyeglasses, supplemental income support, funding for synagogue, cemetery, and home repairs, Sabbath meals, technical education for the young, classes on the Jewish religion and culture, and special services for the elderly and infirm.
Jewish Cuba Connection also makes presentations in the U.S. so that others can learn about the spiritual and economic needs of our Cuban brothers and sisters as well as sponsor missions to provide religious, fraternal, and humanitarian support. Contact us for more information.
Key to these efforts is working as equals with the leaders and member of the Cuban Jewish community so that they are empowered to help their community become stronger and even more cohesive. We are thrilled that our brothers and sisters in Cuba call us "hermanos" (brothers).