UM POUCO DE HISTÓRIA, A BIT OF HISTORY
A PRIMEIRA CONGREGAÇÃO JUDAICA EM NEW YORK tem origens portuguesas e espanholas.
First Jewish Congregation in America: The Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue
Congregation Shearith Israel, The Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue in the City of New York, was founded in 1654 CE, the first Jewish congregation to be established in North America. Its founders were twenty-three Jews, mostly of Spanish and Portuguese origin, who had been living in Recife, Brazil. When the Portuguese defeated the Dutch for control of Recife, and brought with them the Inquisition, the Jews of that area left. Some returned to Amsterdam, where they had originated. Others went to places in the Caribbean such as St. Thomas, Jamaica, Surinam and Curacao, where they founded sister Sephardic congregations. One group of twenty-three Jews, after a series of unexpected events, landed in New Amsterdam. They were not welcomed by Governor Peter Stuyvesant, who did not wish to permit the Jews to settle here. However, these pioneers fought for their rights and won permission to remain. During colonial days, the Jewish community was relatively small. Artigo completo e mais fotos: Site Sephardic Studies
Congregation Shearith Israel
The Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue
Central Park West at 70th Street
New York City
Em 1684, um grupo de judeus espanhóis e portugueses que fugiram da Inquisição fizeram um serviço de Rosh Hashaná em Nova Amsterdã, assim fundando a congregação Shearit Israel (Remanescente de Israel). Em 17 de Tevet de 1728, a congregação adquiriu um terreno em Lower Manhattan para construir a primeira sinagoga em Nova York.
Fonte: Site Chabad PT; Morashá
Congregation Shearith Israel
The Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue
Central Park West at 70th Street
New York City
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