List of Honduran Jews

The Jewish population of Latin America has risen to more than 500,000 – more than half of whom live in Argentina, with large communities also present in Brazil and Mexico.

The following is a list of some renowned past and present Honduran Jews (not all of them with both parents Jewish, not all of them practicing Judaism), arranged by their main field of activity:


 * Boris Goldstein (Honduras), donated land for Maguen David Synagogue.
 * Jacobo Goldstein, journalist, businessman.
 * Ricardo Maduro Joest, Politician, Honduran ex president.
 * Martin Baide Urmeneta, lawyer, journalist, politician.
 * Jaime Rosenthal, businessman, politician.
 * Yani Rosenthal, politician
 * Yankel Rosenthal, C.D. Marathón president.
 * Ulises Ramos- world Karate champion. 2010 World Martial Arts Games 5x medalist, 2017 NBL world champion flyweight points, WKU world champion 2019 gold -65kg points, gold kata, WKU world champion gold -65kg, silver open weight, gold Japanese kata, gold hardstyle forms, 2023 WKU world champion-65kg points, gold japanese kata, silver open weight points, bronze hardstyle forms,