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Flashback in American Jewish History
Jews Commence New Amsterdam Settlement
First in Exclusive American Jewish Press Series on Jewish Tercenterary Celebration
Greetings on the Hanukah Holiday
HERZBERG & KEYSTONE
Fine Furs
By Charles M. Segal
Ion the French bark "St.
N E W AMSTERDAM, N e w I Charles," after months of har-
Netherland, September 1654:— rowing experiences on the high
Twenty-three Jews from Brazil seas. Captain Jacques de la
arrived here earlier this month Motte, master of the French
' vessel, has stated that he had
rescued the Jews from Spanish
pirates, who had robbed them
virtually of all their possessions.
The "poo'r but healthy" Jews
—as a local clergyman described
them—have already written to
friends in Holland for funds to
from
pay for their passage here. Not:-
withstanding this. however, Cap-
tain de laMotte insisted t eh a t
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David Israel, Moses Ambrosius
and Asser Levy be_held in jail
until full payment for passage
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was made. The three were later
released when the crew of , the
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"St. Charles" relented.
T h es e Jewish newcomers
were not the first of their co-
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religzonists to arrive in New
Amsterdam, although t hey
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constitute the largest single
Jewish group to set foot on
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,
North American soil. S o m e
years ago, there- were reports
of individual Jews in this area.
In 1621, there was a rumor
that a Jew named Elias Le-
gardo had passed through Vir-
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ginia, and three years later a
"Portuguese" Jewish woman,
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Rebecca Isaaks, lived there.
Only last month, Jacob Bar-
, simson came to New Amster-
dam on the "Peartree' from
Holland, and it was he w h o
Sincere Best Wishes for
greeted the twentY-three Jews
from Brazil whenthey landed
A Happy- Hanukah
here.
Great interest in the Jews has.
been stimulated among. the, lo-
cal populace, which numbers
less than one thousand and in-
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cludes Swedes, Germans ., Ital-
ians, Finns, Poles and Irish;
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Calvinists, Lutherans, Quakers,
Episcopalians and Catholics;
negroes. and whites. It should be
noted, however, that in spite of
the various national and relig-
ious origins represented in the
New Amsterdam community,
Governor Peter Stuyvesant has
recognized only the Dutch Re-
formed Churth as the official
religious institution and has per-
mitted no other to be established
here.
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Personal interviews with the
23 Jews have revealed that
most. of . them had lived in
Recife, Brazil. Although . some.
were Alarranos (secret '.Jews) .,
tinder; Dutch rule there they
were free to practise their re-
Sincere Ilet Wishes for a Happy . Hanukah,
Greetings
THE BEAR ARCHERY SHOP
OF DETROIT
HENRY FORSTER
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FOR LUNCH - DINNER OR AFTER THEATRE. SNACK
FOLLOW THE CROWD TO . „
BOESKY'S
A meeting place for. people of good "taste"
12th at HAZELWOOD
TR, 2-4375
Best Wishes for a Happy Holiday
Gregory, Mayer & Thom Co.
Office Equipment & Supplies
Cadillac Square
,
WO. 1-9330
Holiday Greetings ,
BERRY & SEYBURN
3500 David Stott Bldg.
Hanukah Greetings
irlanttkah Greetings
SAMUEL BRODY & SONS
ACME PAPER COMPANY
HARDWARE MART
7645 W. McNichols
UN. 1-6446
New Year Greetings
SHAPIRO INC.
Veal and Lamb
i!800 STANDISH
TA. 5-7800
Best Holiday Wishes
Six-Cheyenne Gulf Service
Road Service — Minor Repairs — Motor Tune-Up
"The, Best Lubrication Job on The West Side"
Tires
Batteries — Accessories — A-1 Service on Brakes
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13151 W. McNICHOLS at Cheyenne
UN. 2-9739
Season's Greetings
ELECTRIC TOOL SERVICE
6188 -12th Street
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338 W. Jefferson
Holiday Greetings
A permanent Jewish commun-
ity had been established in Re-
cife 'in the 1630's, with two syn-
agogues. One of the rabbis of the
- community was the renowned
Isaac Aboab, who later return-
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ed to Holland. Most of the Jews
were merchants, traders .a n d
brokers. Many of them became
sugar planters and refiners and
owned their own mills.
When the Anglo-Dutch war
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broke out two years ago,
it be -.
came difficult for Holland to
adequately defend Recife, with
the result that the Jews felt
themselves in particular danger.
Last January, the Portuguese re-
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capture of the city marked the
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end of the Jewish community
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there. Although the surrender
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terms offered_ by the Portuguese
were liberal, most of the Jews
returned to Holland, where they
could again enjoy religious free-
dom and civil liberties. However,
not all the Jews went back to
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Holland. In addition to those
who arrived here recently, some 12.
are believed to have fled to
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French Martinique and Guade-
loupe; others to British Barba-
Custom Tailors and Clothiers
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dos. Some settled in Dutch-held
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Surinam and Curacao, where • 6546 CASS
Jews lived even before they set
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foot in Recife.
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Morris Disner
- Jerry Disner
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Jews have shown a willingness
to shoulder their responsibilities
as members of our community,
wedged in between the wilder-
ness and the sea. And despite
Governor Stuyvesant's inhospi-
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tality, they are generally wel-
comed by the other inhabitants,
many of whom are anxious for
allies in their struggle for basic
freedoms denied them by the
Governor.
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MORRIS DISNER & SONS
A. Friend
DETROIT JEWISH NEWS-27
Friday, December-4, 1953