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Gravestone of Abraham Pereira d’Azevedo
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The first Jewish community was established in Kingston, Jamaica by refugees from Spain and Portugal after 1492. This tombstone in the cemetery of She‘are Shalom Synagogue marks the grave of Abraham…

Places:

Kingston, Great Britain (Kingston, Jamaica)

Date:

1722

Subjects:

Gravestones, Cemetery, Mourning, Economic life, Death

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Monuments, Gravestones & Tombs, Inscriptions
Tombstone with Latin inscription on top half and illustration below of axe chopping tree in half, surrounded by English words around perimeter of stone.
Inventory of Household Goods of Nathan Levy
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The inventory of the goods belonging to Philadelphia Jewish merchant Nathan Levy includes religious books in Judeo-Spanish, as well as numerous secular classical books and musical instruments

Contributor:

Nathan Levy

Places:

Philadelphia, British America and the British West Indies (Philadelphia, United States of America)

Date:

1753

Subjects:

Life cycle, Death, Libraries, Colonialism, Economic life

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Lists & Catalogues, Household Objects, Reference Works
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