Sancti Spiritus is a charming colonial city in central Cuba with a population of about 134, 000 people.  It was founded in 1514 and is the capital of Sancti Spiritus province.  Sancti Spíritus was one of the original seven Cuban cities founded by the Spanish in 1514 and has charming narrow cobblestone streets and colonial architecture.

Jose Isidoro Barlia Loyarte, a math teacher, is the president of the small Jewish community of about 35 people.  Daisy Bernal Mayea, a pharmacist, is his wife who learned Hebrew and studied Jewish history.  She now teaches monthly religious services at their home, a pink house with grillwork formed into Stars of David on all its sides.