The Jews of Eighteenth Century Jamaica

Many of the records of the Jamaican-Jewish community were lost in a fire in 1882. Using the last wills and testaments composed by Jamaican Jews between 1673 and 1815, Stanley Mirvis has recovered much of this history. Jews were seen as white by enslaved people but as 'other' by the Christian elite. In his talk he will explore the social and familial experiences of Jamaican Jewry.
Jamaica’s Jews put down roots as traders, planters, pen keepers, physicians, fishermen, and metalworkers. He reveals how their presence shaped the colony as much as they were shaped by it. Many Jamaicans have Jewish
Topic: The Jews of Eighteenth-Century Jamaica
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[@StephaneyGray]

None Jew, none white, not a scholar but just a regular Jamaican who lately became interested in finding out more about how the early Jew contributed to Jamaica especially seeing the status they hold today. I must say that after listening to these uploads on this channel and a few others elsewhere, this lecture has come the closest to what I’ve heard from the older folks here in Jamaica. Well done!

[@neldaheadley9514]

As a Jamaican living in the US, I find this discussion very informative. I learned so much.

[@kennedysingh3916]

I find this very interesting

[@TodaysReligiousTalk]

Excellent information. Thanks you