Jamaican Jewish heritage—conservation of Jamaican Jewish cemeteries
The earliest Jewish immigrants, fleeing the Spanish Inquisition, left Spain and Portugal for Spanish Town in Jamaica. Later, Ashkenazi Jews from England and Germany. Ultimately, there were as many as 21 Jewish cemeteries on the island. Efforts supported by the Caribbean Volunteer Expeditions to restore these cemeteries are nearly complete.
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The Forgotten Jewish Pirates of Jamaica
By Ross Kenneth Urken
Travel and Leisure
Viewed June 24, 2016
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Dignified Slumber: The restoration of Jewish cemeteries in Jamaica
By Rhona Lewis
The Jewish Press.com
June 20, 2016