The Portuguese Jews of Jamaica

The Portuguese Jews of Jamaica
Author: Mordehay Arbell
Publisher: Canoe Press (IL)
Total Pages: 84
Release: 2000
Genre: History
ISBN: 9789768125699

A comprehensive account of the Jewish population of Jamaica and its role in the economic and cultural life of the country. Beginning in the 16th century, the author chronicles the Jews' fight for civil rights and freedoms and the ways in which they played a key role in international commerce.