Tag Archives: Caribbean

CASA SHALOM-INSTITUTE FOR MARRANO (ANUSIM) STUDIES On Sunday November 6th at 7.30 pm the director of Casa Shalom, Mrs. Gloria Mound, will give a fascinating lecture in the Zaretsky Hall, Ohel Nehama Synagogue, 3 Chopin Street, Jerusalem ANUSIM ‒ New Findings from around the World: Iberia to Ireland via France; …

Sues British Airways for $34,000 A man who claims Spanish Jewish heritage is suing British Airways for flying him to Grenada in the Caribbean — when he was supposed to be flying to Granada in Spain. American dentist Edward Gamson and his partner spent $3,500 on first-class tickets to the …

ACH 44th Annual Conference: Curaçao, 2012 The 44th Annual Conference of the Association of Caribbean Historians will be held in Willemstad, Curaçao from Sunday, May 13 to Friday, May 18, 2012. Registration will open on Sunday afternoon and sessions begin Monday morning. CONFERENCE VENUE AND ACCOMMODATIONS: All conference sessions will …

The Jewish Diaspora of the Caribbean: An International Conference, Kingston, Jamaica: January 12-14, 2010 “The Jewish Diaspora of the Caribbean” is an international conference to be held at Kingston’s Pegasus Hotel January 12-14 2010 exploring the history, culture, and identity of Caribbean Jewry. “The Jewish Diaspora of the Caribbean” is …

Los Muestro Nº 76 – Septiembre 2009-/Tichri 5770 Continuación Orígenes del Papiamentu La palabra papia =falar, hablar, es probablemente el origen del término Papiamentu. El idioma tiene como base el español y el portugués, con una fuerte contribución de lenguas africanas y gran influencia de los judíos sefardíes del Curaçao, …

Paperback edition due November, 2009 by Anchor Books To be published this year in France, Israel and England   How a Generation of Swashbuckling Jews Carved Out an Empire in the New World in Their Quest for Treasure, Religious Freedom–and Revenge. by Edward Kritzler   «In ships bearing names such …