500 Years in the Jewish Caribbean, and Puerto Rico: An Oral History

Filmed April 9th, 2019 at Holyoke Public Library.

[@BrunieStudios]

Born in Puerto Rico, raised in New York…I’ve always had a deep connection with Jews so I knew there was a Jewish line in my ancestory…I also feel that I have Italian Lineage, via the Corsicans that settled in southern PR where I was born…..great to learn that I was on track, now I can dig a little deeper…

[@yourmom-qd9ek]

We also have Sephardic Jewish people in Jamaica. We have one of the oldest Jewish cemeteries in the Western Hemisphere in Falmouth, Jamaica. A sea port town on North Coast Jamaica. When I attended high school in Kingston, I went to a school founded as a Hebrew Academy - called Hillel Academy. It was one of the best schools on the island and had a reputation for having the best scores. Just a bit of history.

[@barringtonbrown7152]

The lineage and history is more important than the religion. It goes from Elam to Syria to Spain to Jamaica. Solomon's temple needed materials and supplies from Carthage. Hence, the people of Judah traded in Spain and down the African west coast. Their are many many cultural retentions from that time like food and unconscious practices.

[@egipad9037]

YES WE ARE RELATED!!! all of the americas!

[@jalicea1650]

I found out that my ancestors the Delgados where Sephardi Jews and that surprised me. Cause nobody would have guessed that we had Hebrew ancestry. The Spanish inquisition created a diaspora of Jews to the New World and many of them settled in the Caribbean and South America. In Puerto Rico there's many with this same ancestry. I'm just surprised how common it is.

[@tagbarzeev3571]

Silvio Santos is a very well known businessman in Brazil.He is a direct decendent of Don isaac abravanel.

[@nashambenyisrael7689]

No before the Spanish Inquisition, if you read up on Christopher Columbus and his voyage to the new world when he came to the Island the first Puerto Rico he brought Jewish Interpreters because the Taino indians that we know of today were actually One of the Lost tribes of israel the house of Ephraim the Son of Joseph the Royal House of the Northern tribe I know this because I've done my research because I am Boriqua which the word Boriqua or Boriken which derives from the hebrew word Baraka or Baruch(modern) word for Blessing, or Blessed. The Puerto Ricans aren't Sephardi Jews or Crypto Jews at least the ones that have Taino DNA. They found many ancient stones of Hebrew writings that go back far in history, more then 250-350+ stones. Look it up. There was a book i read can;t think of the name but it was a early explorer of Americas and he went to America and he met tribesman who spoke a dialect of Hebrew and they practiced Israelite customs, long story short he asked about their origins and they said they came from the east with the other tribes and they went off and dwelt in near by lands, and he asked him what tribes and he said the ephraim and manessah went and inhabited the Carribean islands. Everything lines up based off history, accounts, and archeology. We must go back to the ways of our heavenly father so we can find favor.

[@barringtonbrown7152]

@@nashambenyisrael7689 they came from Carthage in Solomon's time or maybe Mali empire.

[@egipad9037]

YES!!! Im from south america and have matches in puerto rico!! Hola Primo!!!! heeehee Shalom! Have you left the church left?

[@egipad9037]

@@nashambenyisrael7689 was "The Puerto Ricans aren't Sephardi Jews or Crypto" a typo?

[@LatinNY7]

This is interesting. But the Spanish-American War in Puerto Rico had nothing to do with this! The Navy ship was Harbor in Havana Cuba. Puerto Rico was already part of Spain not territory. Puerto Ricans already had Spanish citizenship they have the opportunity to go to Spain. There is a lot that people don't know the truth about what happened.

[@dahnjudah777]

2 Esdras 13:40-45 [40]Those are the ten tribes, which were carried away prisoners out of their own land in the time of Osea the king, whom Salmanasar the king of Assyria led away captive, and he carried them over the waters, and so came they into another land. [41]But they took this counsel among themselves, that they would leave the multitude of the heathen, and go forth into a further country, where never mankind dwelt, [42]That they might there keep their statutes, which they never kept in their own land. [43]And they entered into Euphrates by the narrow places of the river. [44]For the most High then shewed signs for them, and held still the flood, till they were passed over. [45]For through that country there was a great way to go, namely, of a year and a half: and the same region is called Arsareth.

[@zmezgar2387]

Yes.

[@denicecarlagordon1195]

Puerto Ricano Tainos Arawak natives americans indigenous the tribes of the Ephraimites, very old stones written in old Hebrew founded in Puerto Rico Puerto Ricans scientists comfirm after testing this stones comfirm this stones written in old Hebrew founded in Puerto Rico (Boriken) authentic and the people who wrote in this stones are probably descendants of the loss 12 tribes of Israel Puerto Ricans are Israelites

[@SHAUL-YIRAH-MAAMIN.]

Time flies when you're having fun. This went so quick.

[@SHAUL-YIRAH-MAAMIN.]

May you be Healed, And be Blessed. Rest your head toward the East (Jerusalem) and your feet toward the West (the rest of the gentile/nations of the world). תודה רבה. שלום. Muchas Gracias. Soy Boriqua...

[@nashambenyisrael7689]

No, tu eres de ARPAHYAM. Mi hermano yo so ARPAHYAM - Ephraim

[@Hisloyalservantslistenlove613c]

Thank you

[@gladysrivera2315]

I don't understand why they're eating didn't they eat before the workshop. How can he speak with so many interruptions.

[@PuertoUSA]

Very interesting 🧐

[@maritzasantos8653]

🇵🇷♥️🇮🇱HERMANOS HERMANOS DIOS LO CONTINUÉ BENDICIENDO GRANDEMENTE AMÉN GRACIAS Y BENDICIÓN

[@LaCosmetologia]

The private schools in Puerto Rico do not teach all subjects in English, although an extremely small minority of them do.

[@allthecolors6900]

The Spanish Inquisition caused many many Jews to use exploration as a way to get out of Iberia (Spain and Portugal). A lot of Jews ended up in the Caribbean because of the Spanish Inquisition. I have visited the old temples of Puerto Rico where some of the first Jews ever established in the Caribbean

[@bettygarciaofray5109]

Me encantaría order este libro no lo encuentro online porfa me podría ayudar? Excelente taller muy informativo, mucho existo!!

[@JEWPODCASTERS]

Saludos! @Betty lo podrás encontrar en la web, Pero si eres de Puerto Rico, lo encontraras en la judaica de la sinagoga Bet Shalom. Calle San Jorge/ Loíza ...

[@LaCosmetologia]

Matamoros - the Moors were the Muslims and Arabs, not Jewish.

[@nashambenyisrael7689]

yeah they were Arabs, but there is accounts of Jews who became or converted to moors to evade being beheaded but mainly all of them are Arab descent

[@Jeremy-ge6zv]

I noticed that as well

[@laruisenora9588]

Obadiah 1:20: "This company of Israelite exiles who are in Canaan will possess the land as far as Zarephath; the exiles from Jerusalem who are in Sepharad will possess the towns of the Negev."

[@aguerra1381]

So the Spanish, who were gentiles, persecuted the Jewish people and at the same time worshiped a JEW who came FIRST to save the Jews and then the gentiles.

[@MrNhojstrebor]

The majority of Spaniards and Portuguese are not Gentiles, they are originally called Iberians by the Romans, they are Hebrew peoples, who were assimilated into the Roman Catholic Religion. The largest group of remaining Hebrew people in the world are the Sephardic Jews of Spain.

[@aguerra1381]

@@MrNhojstrebor As l understand it, Jews referred to all non-jews as gentiles.

[@zmezgar2387]

People this exact thing has happened throughout the new world. We are all family!

[@christinaortega-pysherconk693]

My father is a sephardic jew . Never knew about this . Until I took a DNA ancestry test. I still don't know if my father knew all along or not...

[@gladysrivera2315]

To much noise behind the scene.

[@juliotorresmontalvo]

May the Lord Jesus bless His people Israel and all the Jews world-wide.

[@candyluna2929]

The khazarians jews, the ones who pretend they are but aren't, should tell you that they owned most of the ships of the slave trade.

[@Melungeonpeople]

In the South East USA from Alabama to Maryland we have tested rural people whose families have been there for centuries. These people who present as white, black and brown ALL have Jewish and Hispanic DNA but no or very little British or Western European DNA except Iberian.

[@juliotorresmontalvo]

According to what Xavier2291 said I say this...we Puerto Ricans are descendants of the Spanish and Spain had many Jews. And those many Jews were forced to become Catholics, Perhaps my ancestors of Spain (only God knows) were Jewish...that I'll never know. But to my surprise I've heard that the evangelist Yiye Avila who preaches Jesus Christ had Jewish parents...Sephardic Jews. Great!!! My Catholic/Espiritista parents converted to Christ and my home became stable and happy.

[@SHAUL-YIRAH-MAAMIN.]

Please reveal more information. Todah rabah. 🕯🍷🙌🍞📜📯🌴🦁

[@hectorlopez4365]

But Jewish settlers in PuertoRico is not settling in the United StTes.PuertoRico is a nation of its own Héctor López

[@blancaperez434]

Puerto Rico is an isle of immigrants just as well as the United States of America, so where is the difference? PR is not a nation, it is a territory of the USA. Let’s be real. Boricua, NYC.

[@ramonitacarrillo1793]

A very interested by those people eating they can't wait until a gentleman is finished that noise

[@trkrla5113]

Ramonita...Me too! The background noise is truly disturbing!!!

[@egipad9037]

Please People DO NOT GET CONFUSED, OUR ANCESTORS WERE HEBREWS "IBRIT" ISRAELITES NOT ISRAELIS or JEWISH. WE ARE DESCENDENTS OF ISRAEL THE MAN. COME TO THAT UNDERDSTANDING AND UNDERSTAND THAT THE SAME PEOPLE WHO REMOVED< TORTURED< KILLED< and wanted us NO LONGER are the same people who FORCED US TO THEIR RELIGION!! LEAVE THE CHURCH AND COME BACK TO YHWH AND BE ONE OF YASHUAS PICK!! TIMES A TICKIN'

[@candyluna2929]

Exactly!!!! They think is the current European jews that are khazarians

[@EdwardCorder-sb3re]

You Said it, This is then last generation! " Why do the nations rage And the people meditate emptiness?" Its time to Follow the Messiah and keep His Torah!

[@dawidewi]

*You're right! There are very few 'Jew-ish' people in Haiti. Most Haitians are Jews from the Tribe of Levi... The priestly Tribe. They still kept the voodoo they acquired from the Canaanites Hamites. The worship of the Baal-im [the loas]; the sacrifices they offer to them; the worshipping in the high places [mountains] head covered and waist girdled either in white or blue in culture attire; Feast of Harvest or Fete Champetre [around the same time] under the 'tonnelles' [the booth covered with palm or coconut leaves,... and so much more.* By the way, no temple shall be rebuilt until Christ re-gather true descendants of the Levites and Aaronic Priests still unware of their identity in French-Africa and Haiti.

[@nashambenyisrael7689]

Yes the carribeans is full of our people and ancestors if only they knew... they are dealing with the current spanish indoctrination. I am Ephraim - ARPAHYAM my forefather Joseph. I am glad The Most High woke me up and brought me out of the lies that confronted me daily. Israel is waking up and we have to spread the word.

[@carmenpbronx9190]

Yes It true I just did my DNA and I have a very small amount of Jewish 6 % .Both parents born in Puerto Rico 🇵🇷.I was born in NYC and raised in Bronx .

[@danielson_9211]

Haven't cked mine yet but was born in PR younger brother Bronx, my niece is 5% so me and my sister should be more. Funnt thing is I have always since a child have been into Judaism and Christianity. Even gotten my degrees in religious studies and Jewish Studies.

[@karentucker2161]

I have Jewish in my DNA but no Puerto Rico but still an interesting video.

[@fomalhauto]

I have both My maternal grandmother's mother was an Ashkenazi Jew. My maternal grandfather's maternal grandfather was a Puerto Rican.

[@MrBlutone]

I believe possiby I might have jewish DNA says I do Saphardic ,my Name is Almo Maldonado my Grandfather was Spainish born in San Juan his father my Great Grandfather was from Saville Spain my Grandmother Tomasa Maldonado was born in Ajuntas Puerto Rico and her family Originated from Portugal . I am 72 years of Age,I heard a Maldonado name meant what you said I am amazed to know this I know the Yaqui in Tuscon Arizona and also know of a Puerto Rican that is close to the Tribal Chief that resides on the reservation. My Grandmother was also born in Puerto Rico about 1868. my Grandfather was older and met on the plantation they were Jibaros. On my mothers side My Great Grandmother was born in Yauco PR about 1860s ? Candita Pacheco and she moved to Hawaii ,Papakea Plantation near Hilo around 1898 then my GrandmotherCanditaPacheco Borrero was born in 1906 on that plantation I doknow this the first mayor of Yauco in the 1700s I suspect they possably was related to the family and believed to have mixed with the Taino Arawak Natives because it was mentioned we had a princes from one of the Tribes in the Yauco region ,descendant possibly of Agubana linage they spoke Lokono so my Grandfathers name was Elmo Avilas Madina I believe from Bayamon My mother never knew her father behave left Candita Pacheco Madina when my mother was 2 years old ,She looked for him later i her 20 s and sent his mother my Crypto side and she was told not to contact that family, like she was not good enough .So that part of the story I have documentation my mother left me also I have never gone to Puerto Rico but the Cultura was always strong and our Traditions also remain strong

[@MrBlutone]

I have participated in Ceramony and had dinner with them and they were nice

[@MrBlutone]

I have Indio,African.Iberian,MidEastern,Saphardic Jewish possablyCrypto? and Norwegian.Mongolian and a mix

[@nashambenyisrael7689]

Those who live in Puerto Rico are from the Royal house of Ephraim. We are Josephs descendants so we do have have many things in us but we are Jews. If you have Taino DNA in you which majority of the Island still does for we are their descendants but those tribes were associated with Ephraim. I studied a lot and there is documented proof out there. We are what our father is. The Line of your forefathers is what matters, in Israel custom your mothers DNA does not matter really. The tribes were supposed to marry within tribe but the heathen nations always got mixed in. Assyrian DNA, Egyptian DNA so much different DNA but we are ancient people. Go back and follow the ways of our culture our God and our Ancestors. it's a beautiful thing !

[@nashambenyisrael7689]

@@MrBlutone If you're basing this off a DNA test, the DNA test don't actually tell you your bloodline dna but it tells you were your ancestors travel markers where they most likely dwelt in. They tell you in every dna testing kit that it's not accurate but it's a estimate. They would need the bones of your ancestors to trace your lineage and they don't have our ancestors DNA.

[@Jeremy-ge6zv]

What about the Maldonado name ?

[@MaharGabar]

According to the Torah, you are a Jew based on the lineage of your father, NOT your mother. Numbers 1:18

[@therealmicmountain]

Actually according to the Torah you are identified as a Jew by your Mother like Issac was and not Ismael but your tribal affiliation is determined by your father, so if your paternal lineage is that of the Tribe of Judah then you are a Jew

[@MaharGabar]

@@therealmicmountain no disrespect to you brother but that response was asinine. 1st off, like you said, which is partly true, the term Jew comes from a MAN named Judah, not a woman. So how is it through the mother? Plus, that term came way after Jacob. So no one before Jacob, including Jacob, were ever called Jews. 2nd, that ideology that you are a Jew based on your mother comes from jewISH oral traditions from the talMUD which is dated in the CE era around or after the time of Christ. 3rd, if what you said is true and it's in the Torah, show me book, chapter, verse that proves what you are saying. If you can't, then that means you are just regurgitated lies that were fed to you by liars.

[@jalicea1650]

I was told it's matrilineal and you're Jewish ancestry is tied to the mothers.

[@MaharGabar]

@@jalicea1650 That's what a lot of people were told, but when you read the bible, you will never see anything that is written house of mothers, or their mothers house, or any womans lineage. Matrilineal lineage is not scriptural.

[@jad1714]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z3-opHuefJ2IZ9E please watch it mahar gabar as for your comment about oral law it was given at Mount Sinai just like the written law but was forbid to be written down until the rabbis saw people were forgetting and couldn’t learn they way they used to and rabbi yehudah wrote down the mishna and later revina and rav ashi wrote down the Gemara but it is all oral tradition nothing new.

[@JoseRodriguez-ls9rq]

Poor tainos and criollos...

[@restlessascension3260]

Would have been a great listen without the non-stop coughing 😮‍💨

[@hectorlopez4365]

But all Latin Americans have Semitic dna. Héctor López

[@nashambenyisrael7689]

For the most part yes.

[@Melungeonpeople]

And the whites and blacks of the south eastern USA just like the rest of the Americas. Our history is completely wrong.

[@hectorlopez4365]

I have4% Jewish. Héctor López

[@Melungeonpeople]

You're a Jew.

[@detourautotransportllc3275]

Jew or Jewish? 🧠 🤔🤥

[@nashambenyisrael7689]

lol right, I am not a Jew but I am a Israelite. In order to be a Jew we have to be one of the three of the southern Tribe.

[@SayanRR17]

I'm a Jew

[@hectorlopez4365]

But Zionism does not fit in our heritages. Héctor López

[@busabusa5407]

Nope not true.