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The erudite and respected jewish historian Isaac Emmanuel was of the opinion that there was most likely an organised synagogue in Brazil in 1633/34, this conviction was based on the solid evidence of the purchase by Simon Drago of a Sepher Torah, (the holy scroll of jewish law), in Amsterdam on the 10th of June …
Read More »THE FIRST SYNAGOGUE IN THE AMERICAS – ITAMARACÁ 1634 by Christopher Sellars
