Other Sephardic Jews are Escalante's, Figueroas, Figueiras, Perla, Galeas, Galeanos, Gomar, López, Perez, Taher and Taheri among others, some of them became members and founders of the Seventh-day Adventist church in the area of Morazan.
[6] During the Civil War many Jews left the country after the 1979 kidnap and murder of a community leader and Israeli Honorary Consul for cultural relations Ernesto Liebes by the RN-FARN, the armed wing of the RN, one of the groups that formed the FMLN.
The country also has several Orthodox synagogues including Beit Israel, San Salvador and Shmaya V'avtalion in the town of Armenia.
Notable Salvadoran Jews include Benjamin Bloom who funded the creation of the San Salvador hospital named after him.
The Comunidad Israelita de El Salvador holds services on Friday, Shabbat morning, and on holy days.
For Pesach, Rosh Hashannah, Sukkot, Channukah, Purim and Yom Haatzmaut the women's committee organizes meals for the community to share and celebrate together.
More recently, the current President has attracted tourists and investors from around the world including Israel through his country's adoption of Bitcoin alongside the USD.