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Judaism/being Jewish in Uruguay

Hi all. I am a conservative jew* (not halachicly jewish but zera yisrael and converting, my conversion should be complete by the time I am in Uruguay), and I am a College student in the US looking to study abroad. Right now I am very nearly certian I will study abroad in Uruguay just not sure if I will do this in Spring 2026 or Fall 2026. My question is how easy it is to practice in Uruguay? If you are Uruguayan and/or have lived in Montevideo I would like to hear experiences practicing. For reference my observance with Kashrut is that I won’t eat non-kosher meat but I will eat dairy and parve out even at non-kosher resturants (and I will eat Halal meat if I can confirm 100% that there is no dairy contact), and I am relatively shomer shabbat mostly (not rn since I am recovering from surgery, and obviously I do one melacha rn since I am converting but I will be done converting by the time I am in Uruguay so I will be shumer) I am aware there are multiple Synagogues in Montevideo and I want to know experiences with them since I know many of them do not do weekly shabbat morning services. Language of the shul is not an issue since I am already learning Spanish and am mildly conversational now and will 100% be better by the time I land in Uruguay so I am moreso wondering just the general vibe of the shul especially since I do not wanna be shul shopping for half of my very short time in Montevideo. Also wondering about Antisemitism in Uruguay (Montevideo yes but also Punta del este and Colonia del Sacramento), as well as in Buenos Aires since I am planning to try to spend a weekend or two in Buenos Aires if I can. I would also like to know if there is kosher meat resturants in Uruguay since I really want to try out the local cusine which is very meat based. Please answer if you are Uruguayan or have Uruguayan family or have been to Uruguay, thank you! 🫶

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