The Jews of Eighteenth-Century Jamaica

The Jews of Eighteenth-Century Jamaica
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Publisher : Yale University Press
Total Pages : 304
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ISBN-10 : 9780300252033
ISBN-13 : 030025203X
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Book Synopsis The Jews of Eighteenth-Century Jamaica by : Stanley Mirvis

Download or read book The Jews of Eighteenth-Century Jamaica written by Stanley Mirvis and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2020-05-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An in-depth look at the Portuguese Jews of Jamaica and their connections to broader European and Atlantic trade networks Based on last wills and testaments composed by Jamaican Jews between 1673 and 1815, this book explores the social and familial experiences of one of the most critical yet understudied nodes of the Atlantic Portuguese Jewish Diaspora. Stanley Mirvis examines how Jamaica’s Jews put down roots as traders, planters, pen keepers, physicians, fishermen, and metalworkers, and reveals how their presence shaped the colony as much as settlement in the tropical West Indies transformed the lives of the island’s Jews.


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