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The YMCA existed in Cuba from the beginning of the century, it was organized on May 12, 1905.
The YMCA was known especially in evangelical circles, standing out greatly in charitable activities and sports.
The YMCA of Cuba served to train, especially, the best Cuban swimmers of those decades, some of whom won multiple medals for Cuba.
The YMCA came to have an excellent three-story building on the corner of Egido and Apodaca with a swimming pool and accommodation, as well as very good sports facilities.
In 1936 the YMCA of Cuba closed, without knowing exactly the reasons, although we assume that the political instability of the country, the economic crises, and possibly discrepancies between foreign leaders and Cubans created situations that ended said work.
In the magazines of the time, especially in the Christian Herald, official organ of the Presbyterian Church, frequent references appear to the social and sports work of the YMCA of Cuba.
In 1959, after the revolution, small efforts were made to reorganize it, but the dynamics of the country meant that they did not prosper.
On January 28, 1991, the ACJ of Cuba was reorganized.
Despite not being able to obtain legal status at that time, work began under the cover of the then Ecumenical Council of Cuba, now the Council of Churches of Cuba, in an act in which more than twenty-five personalities of the country participated.
At the first Assembly, the then president of the Ecumenical Council, Rev. Raúl Suárez Ramos, was elected as President of the Board and Lic. Jacobo Guiribitey, president of the Commission for Studies of the History of the Church of Cuba, was elected as Secretary.
The regulations and statutes of the ACJ of Cuba were approved and the Board of Directors was composed of: Rev. Orestes González Cruz, Prof. Rita Oliva, Rev. David Lee, Rev. Raúl Suárez (President) and Lic. Jacobo Guiribitey (Secretary).
At that time the Board elected Rev. Héctor Méndez as General Secretary.
That was the Board from 1991 to 1994.
Then, from 1995 – 1996, the Board of Directors was as follows:
Rev. Pablo Rodríguez Marchante (president)
Lic. Jacobo Guiribitey Alcalde (secretary)
Members: David Lee, Olga Madan, Orestes González and Basilia Figueroa;
General Secretary: Héctor Méndez.
From 1997 to 2007 we had a Board that was reelected for its excellent work:
President: Rev. Pablo Rodríguez Marchante
Vice: Rev. Orestes González
Secretary: Pastor Basilia Figueroa
Members: Rev. Miranda; Lic. Oneida Méndez, Rev. David Lee.
In January 2007, the following Board was elected:
President: Pastor Basilia Figueroa Lombillo
Vice President: Dr. Mario Pérez Echemendía
Secretary: Prof. Raquel Vega Llort
Treasurer: C.P. Alberto Lázaro López Lima
Members: Lic. Elizabetjh León, Dr. Ahmed Fernández and Pastor Isaac Green.
General Secretary: Rev. Héctor Méndez Rodríguez.
Structure
Due to the situation in the country, the ACJ of Cuba has not been able to obtain legal status, which prevents it from making several legal transactions.
However, it has tried to maintain its work based on a very flexible structure. It has around 350 members, which are:
a) Full Members: They are recognized personalities in the Cuban social, cultural and religious sphere, who have shown their interest in the work of the ACJ;
b) Young Members: These are young people (under 35 years of age) who have shown their
willingness to be members of the ACJ and to carry out their work voluntarily for the Association's objectives.
The ACJ of Cuba works through commissions, which are supervised by the General Secretariat and are in charge of directing the different programs that we have.
Work Done
Since 1991, when its work was restarted, the ACJ has had to deal with a difficult situation in the country, without having economic resources and without having its own premises.
The ACJ of Cuba has had to rely on cooperation with the Churches to maintain itself, but maintaining its autonomy and independence.
Among the achievements, we must highlight the following:
a) Strengthening of a Young Institution, generating great interest and progressing in a short time, reaching hundreds of young people, despite not being able to offer them services in such attractive fields as sports.
b) Creating a name in the social and cultural framework of the country. The ACJ is now recognized (not officially) in the existing institutions in Cuba.
c) Development of its own work program. The ACJ of Cuba has tried not to compete, but to have its own profile.
d) Secular and ecumenical vocation. The ACJ has always maintained its secular vocation, relating to all Christian sectors of the country and with a broad ecumenical perspective.
Taking into account all the above and based on the voluntary support of its members and on small cooperations of the World Alliance and some sister ACJs, we have been able to develop a permanent work
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Syria’s Assad claims Holocaust was a lie fabricated to justify creation of Israel
Syrian dictator, who has himself been accused of genocide, says Jews weren’t specifically targeted during WWII, claims US funded Nazi Party’s rise to power
Syrian President Bashar Assad earlier this week declared that there is no evidence that six million Jews were killed during the Holocaust and accused the United States of funding the German Nazi party.
In a video of a speech by Assad translated and published by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) on Monday, Assad can be seen telling a listening crowd that “there is no evidence that six million Jews were killed” during the Holocaust.
“True, there were concentration camps, but what shows you that this is a politicized issue, not a humanitarian one and not a real one, is that we talk about these six million, but why don’t we talk about the 26 million Soviets who were killed in that war? Are the six million more precious?”
While some 26 million people from the Soviet Union were killed during World War II, the bloc’s population in 1939 equaled roughly 170 million people, compared to some 9.5 million Jews.
Furthermore, more than 8.5 million of the Soviets killed during World War II were killed in military battles.
Continuing his tirade, the Syrian dictator claimed that “there was no specific method of torture or killing specific to the Jews. The Nazis used the same methods everywhere.”
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