JWST 347 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Menasseh Ben Israel, Sefer Torah, Kevin Pietersen
7 Dec 2016
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1645- the portuguese reconquer northeastern brazil, including recife. The inquisition now persecutes the (cid:498)new christians(cid:499) who professed their judaism openly. Jews return to england: england expelled its jews in 1290, manasseh ben israel, a dutch rabbi, petitioned in 1655 to let jews in the country. Jews were allowed (informally!) to return to england. By the end of the 17th century- 800 jews live in england: england became a center of sephardic trade between europe and the. Transformation of jewish life west indies (caribbean islands) After the disintegration of the recife community, jews settle in dutch communities in: curcao, cayenne, and surinam. Catherine with refugees from recife arrived to new. Amsterdam, the capital of new netherland, the dutch colony in north. America: first jews who intended to establish a jewish community in america. The dutch west india company ordered the local director to allow the refugees to live and trade in new netherland.
