Buenos Aires, Argentina - Synagogue Inside Jail Has Opened

Buenos Aires, Argentina - A synagogue has opened inside a prison in Buenos Aires. Sefer Chaim, or Book of Life, the tiny, butter-colored synagogue, is in the Villa Devoto Federal Penitentiary Service Unit 2.

It is believed to be the first prison synagogue in Latin America, according to Argentine Jewish officials. Located in the jail’s third floor, the synagogue - modestly decorated with two flickering lights and three tiny windows - marks a commitment to Judaism in Argentina.
Until its inauguration, some of the 20 Jewish prisoners of Devoto, which has 2,056 prisoners, used to meet with a Jewish seminarian in the Catholic chapel.