The Cape Verde Jewish Heritage Project, Inc. (CVJHP) is a nonprofit 501 (c) (3) organization that aims to honor the memory and explore the contributions of the many Sephardic Jewish families who immigrated to Publish a book about the Jews of
Project Goals
Restore and preserve several Jewish cemeteries in the
Educate future generations about the Jews of
Encourage Jewish tourism to
Need for Action
The Jewish burial grounds in
The story of the Jews of Cape Verde and their descendants has yet to be fully researched and documented.
Future generations should know about this unwritten chapter in Jewish history.
Descendants of Cape Verdean Jews in the capital, Praia.
Penha Da Franca cemetery, on the Island of Santo Antao.
Address: 400 Massachusetts Ave. NW
Suite 812, Washington DC 20001
Phone: 202.841.9925
