Showing Results 1 - 3 of 3
Map of Suriname
Public Access
Image
By the time this sea pilot’s map of Suriname was created in 1680, there was a well-established Jewish community there. In the 1660s, Jewish communities arose on the Caribbean islands of Martinique…

Contributor:

Hendrik Doncker

Places:

Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Date:

ca. 1688

Subjects:

Colonialism, Agriculture, Jewish quarters, Diaspora, Travel

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Cartooning & Graphic Art, Print & Book Culture
Map depicting rivers and settlements, an image of a large building with a waterwheel, and an image of small huts with palm trees at the top and two cherubs with Dutch text.
Discourse Delivered at the Consecration of the Synagogue of the Hebrew Congregation Mickve Israel, in the City of Savannah, Georgia, 21 July 1820
Public Access
Text
Assembled as we are, to re-establish by commemoration, (2) the Congregation of this remnant or small portion of the house of Israel; your expectation of a brief sketch of our History, and particularly…

Contributor:

Jacob de la Motta

Places:

Savannah, United States of America

Date:

1820

Subjects:

Community, Migration, Diaspora, Colonialism, Cities

Categories:

Religion & Theology, Sermons, Political Culture
The Mikve Israel-Emanuel Synagogue, Entrance
Public Access
Image
Mikve Israel-Emanuel is a synagogue that served the Spanish Portuguese Jewish community in Curaçao (and continues to function today as a Reconstructionist congregation). It is the oldest surviving…

Places:

Willemstad, Dutch Colonial Empire (Willemstad, Curaçao)

Date:

1732

Subjects:

Synagogue, Colonialism, Community, Diaspora, Sephardic

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Architecture
Photograph of arched entrance to building with Hebrew over lintel.