Venezuela
January 13, 2026, 4:50 pm
Chronicle poll results: Removing Nicolás Maduro from power
We asked our readers if they support the decision to remove Nicolás Maduro from power in Venezuela. Here's what they said.
By Toby Tabachnick
Birthplace of Simón Bolívar, also known as the Casa Natal del Libertador Simón Bolívar, located in the historic center of Caracas, Venezuela (Photo courtesy of Yafa Negrete)
January 9, 2026, 12:50 pm
16 years in Venezuela: A Jewish story of faith amid fear
Two realities coexisted: extreme insecurity and a deeply supportive community
By Yafa Negrete
A woman holds Israeli and Venezuelan flags in front of the Venezuelan consulate in Miami to show solidarity with the Venezuelan Jewish community after an attack on a Caracas synagogue, Feb. 13, 2009. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
January 7, 2026, 2:35 pm
Venezuela’s Jewish diaspora is relieved to see Maduro deposed. But can they imagine returning?
An estimated 20,000 Venezuelan Jews fled after Maduro’s predecessor, Hugo Chávez, took power and ignited antisemitism.
By Larry Luxner
January 7, 2026, 10:51 am
Chronicle poll question
Do you support the decision to remove Nicolás Maduro from power in Venezuela?
Sinagoga Tiféret Israel in Caracas, Venezuela (Photo by Guillermo Ramos Flamerich/Wikimedia Commons)
January 5, 2026, 2:26 pm
After Maduro ouster, Venezuela’s embattled Jews watch cautiously from sidelines
Decades of repression from pro-Iran, anti-Zionist regime leave community wary of celebrating US raid, with deposed leader’s deputy now in charge , but exiles hope for regime change
By Zev Stub
Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores in 2019 (Photo by President.az, CC BY 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons)
January 3, 2026, 7:51 pm
Israel expresses hope for resumption of Venezuela ties after Maduro’s deposal
Foreign minister welcomes ‘removal of the dictator’; Netanyahu congratulates Trump for ‘bold and historic leadership,’ without directly mentioning the operation
By ToI Staff
Nechama Gorkin, right, enjoys a Chanukah party with local residents at Forward Shady Apartments. (Photo courtesy of Rabbi Yehuda Gorkin)
January 10, 2025, 9:26 am
Meet the Gorkins: Bringing Jewish joy to Squirrel Hill’s young and old
'We have a wonderful community here and we want to continue to grow those connections'
By Adam Reinherz
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