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In 1735 a Jacob Gomes lived there with his four slaves; besides him the widow Silva with her son and daughter. Already in 1783 there was an organized Jewish community, considering that their
Parnassim in that year requested legalization from the West India Company. A synagogue was built on the 'East
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In 1735 vestigt zich de eerste
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Jews resettled on the island beginning in 1964. With the steady growth of the Jewish population and tourism on the island, initially, rabbis would visit for the holidays or for special occasions. Beginning in 2009, there has been a permanent rabbi on the island. The temporary synagogue was replaced
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Tourists and residents alike know of yet another myth, namely the Jewish cemetery where Jews from an earlier era supposedly lie at rest. Those who claim that such a cemetery exists say that
Joodsche Kerkhof Straat in Philipsburg was named for the burial ground. Yet no one knows exactly where the
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Maarten on September 21, 1819, the synagogue was destroyed and the island's Jewish community dwindled (although the process probably started around 1800). Remnants of the synagogue can still be found behind what is now the Guavaberry Emperium on Front Street. Whether a Jewish cemetery
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