The Jews of Jamaica: Tombstone Inscriptions, 1663-1880Centuries of Jewish Life are revealed in the terse inscriptions recorded in this book, most engraved by local non-Jewish masons. The brief data they present give the story of Jewish settlement in this Caribbean Island at the gateway to the New World. It is the story of brave entrepreneurs who sought to build a fresh life for themselves and their people and to create a bridge between the Old World and the New. The stones are sometimes the only historical source recording the existence of the individuals and their achievements. For this reason these inscriptions are important as a unique historical source for Jewish History. |
מה אומרים אנשים - כתיבת ביקורת
לא מצאנו ביקורות במקומות הרגילים
תוכן
The Inscriptions | 3 |
Concordance of Names | 128 |
Chronological Index | 182 |
זכויות יוצרים | |
1 קטעים אחרים שאינם מוצגים
מונחים וביטויים נפוצים
Aaron Abigail Adolphus aged Alberga Alexander Andrade Annos August bemaventurado Benjamin Bonitto Border Brandon Bravo Castro Charles Cohen Cordova corners corresponde da Costa Dacosta Daniel daughter daughter of David daughter of Isaac daughter of Jacob daughter of Moses December Delgado Delisser DEPARTED Depass Dias Elizabeth Emanuel Esther faleceo February Fernandes Feurtado Gabay George Gloria Gomes Gutteres Haim Hannah Hart Henriques Henry Hezekiah Idade infant inscription Israel Jacob Mendes Jamaica January Joseph Joshua Judah Judith Julia July June Kingston late Lazarus Leah Leon Levy Lewis LIETH THE BODY Lindo Lopez Louisa Lyon March Martins Mary Melhado Mendes Michael Miriam Miss months Morais Mordecai Mulher November Nunes October Pereira Pereira Mendes Philip Portuguese Quixano Rachel Rebecca relict Robert Rodrigues Samuel Sarah September Silva Simon Solomon Spanish widow wife of Abraham wife of David wife of Isaac wife of Jacob wife of Moses לחדש שנת תנצבה