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Jewish Treasures of the Caribbean: The Legacy of Judaism in the New World
Wyatt Gallery
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Description for Jewish Treasures of the Caribbean: The Legacy of Judaism in the New World
Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, 233 colour photos. BIC Classification: AJB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 287 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1796.
This photographic essay highlights the little-known history of the first Jewish communities established in the New World dating to the 1600s. Award-winning photographer Wyatt Gallery documents the oldest synagogues and cemeteries on Barbados, Curacao, Jamaica, St. Thomas, St. Eustatius, and Suriname through his singular style of photos with histories written by Stanley Mirvis. The enclaves, formed by Sephardic Jews who fled the Catholic Inquisition, became so influential that they helped fuel the success of the American Revolution and partially finance the first synagogues in New York City and Newport, Rhode Island. Once home to thousands, today these historic communities are ... Read more
This photographic essay highlights the little-known history of the first Jewish communities established in the New World dating to the 1600s. Award-winning photographer Wyatt Gallery documents the oldest synagogues and cemeteries on Barbados, Curacao, Jamaica, St. Thomas, St. Eustatius, and Suriname through his singular style of photos with histories written by Stanley Mirvis. The enclaves, formed by Sephardic Jews who fled the Catholic Inquisition, became so influential that they helped fuel the success of the American Revolution and partially finance the first synagogues in New York City and Newport, Rhode Island. Once home to thousands, today these historic communities are ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
1795g
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764350955
SKU
V9780764350955
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Ref
99-2
About Wyatt Gallery
Wyatt Gallery is an award-winning American photographer and Fulbright Fellow whose work is in the permanent collection of numerous museums and corporate collections, and has been featured in Esquire, the New York Times, Conde Nast Traveler, American Photo, and more.
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