Through the Sands of Time: A History of the Jewish Community of St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
(Part of the Brandeis Series in American Jewish History, Culture, and Life Series)
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In 1796, the Jews of St. Thomas founded the first Jewish congregation on this Caribbean island. By 1803, new arrivals from England, France, and the neighboring islands of St. Eustatius and Cura ao increased the original number from a handful of congregants to twenty-two families. Their small synagogue was destroyed by fires and rebuilt several times. The congregation numbered sixty-four families by the time the present synagogue was erected in 1833...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1611683092
ISBN13:9781611683097
Release Date:February 2012
Publisher:Brandeis University Press
Length:332 Pages
Weight:1.05 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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