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"A Medley Of Contradictions": The Jewish Diaspora In St Eustatius And Barbados, Derek Robert Miller
"A Medley Of Contradictions": The Jewish Diaspora In St Eustatius And Barbados, Derek Robert Miller
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During the 17th and 18th century a number of Jews settled on the English island of Barbados and the Dutch island of St. Eustatius. The Jews on both islands erected synagogues and a number of key structures essential for a practicing religious community. Although they had strong connections that spanned across geo-political boundaries, the synagogue compounds on each island became key places for the creation and maintenance of a Jewish community. I argue that these synagogue compounds represented diasporic places that must be understood through a tri-partite model that explores the relationships between the Jewish community and its hostland, other …
For Profit And Function: Consumption Patterns And Outward Expression Of Quakers As Seen Through Historical Documentation And 18th Century York County, Virginia Probate Inventories, Darby O'Donnell
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Moravian Missions To The Delaware Indians, 1792-1812, Jessica Maul
Moravian Missions To The Delaware Indians, 1792-1812, Jessica Maul
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