A Remnant Of Israel; The Colonial back story to what would become America's greatest Jewish community. From: The New York Jewish Week | Date: June 18, 2004| Author: Anonymous | Copyright The Jewish Week Jun 18, 2004. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

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THE FIRST JEWS

In 1492, Columbus made the world seem expansive, but for Jews it was closing in. The Inquisition led to Jews being expelled from Spain, and soon after from Portugal. Europe was a merciless place for more than a century after that, so in 1634, when the Dutch established a colony with religious freedom in South America, hundreds of Dutch Jews -- who still thought of themselves as Portuguese exiles -- saw the exotic Brazilian wilds as their chance to get as ...

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