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Through the Sands of Time (Brandeis Series in American Jewish History, Culture, and Life)
Judah M. Cohen
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Description for Through the Sands of Time (Brandeis Series in American Jewish History, Culture, and Life)
paperback. An enlightening look at a unique and remarkable Jewish community Num Pages: 332 pages, 14 illus. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 522.
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 Curaçao 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. It is by now the oldest synagogue in continuous use under the American flag. The congregation was also among the first to receive copies of the new West London Reform ... Read more
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 Curaçao 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. It is by now the oldest synagogue in continuous use under the American flag. The congregation was also among the first to receive copies of the new West London Reform ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Brandeis University Press United States
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
Number of Pages
332
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781611683097
SKU
V9781611683097
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