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
Convention of Southern Baptists of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands SBC then uses gifts collected from all SBC state conventions to fund missions in the United States as well as send missionaries around the world. The Cooperative Program provides the opportunity for even the smallest church to be a part of fulfilling the Great Commission. Convention of Southern Baptists of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands The Convention of Southern Baptist of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands (Spanish: Convención de Iglesias Bautistas del Sur en Puerto Rico e Islas Vírgenes) (CSBPR) is a group of churches affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention located in the U.S. territory of Puerto