History of the Jews in Puerto Rico Very few American Jews settled in Puerto Rico after it was ceded by Spain to the United States under the terms of the 1898 Treaty of Paris, which ended the Spanish–American War. The first large group of Jews to settle in Puerto Rico were refugees fleeing German–occupied Europe in the 1930s and 1940s. The second influx came in the 1950s, when thousands of Cuban Jews (most of Eastern-European descent) fled after Fidel Castro came to power. The majority immigrated to Miami, Florida, but a sizable portion chose to establish and integrate themselves on the neighboring island because of Puerto Rico's
University of Puerto Rico at Carolina University of Puerto Rico at Carolina The University of Puerto Rico at Carolina (UPRC or UPR-Carolina) is a state university located in the municipality of Carolina, Puerto Rico. UPR-Carolina is better known as CRCA or CUNICA from its former names in Spanish of "Colegio Regional de Carolina" and "Colegio Universitario de Carolina" respectively. The University of Puerto Rico at Carolina (UPRCA) is a regional college and it is the only one in the UPR system that offers the type of quarters, allowing complete studies in less time. This, given that specializes in highly dynamic and evolving disciplines such as Hotel