{"product_id":"once-jews-stories-of-caribbean-sephardim-by-j-capriles-goldish","title":"Once Jews - Stories of Caribbean Sephardim. By J. Capriles Goldish","description":"The phrase 'I am Catholic, but I am Jewish' may seem contradictory to some, but in the Caribbean islands and the countries of the Caribbean periphery, \u003cbr\u003ethere are hundreds if not thousands of individuals who identify themselves in this manner \u003cbr\u003eand can trace their ancestry back to the early Sephardim of the Dutch island of Curaçao\u003cbr\u003eThe nineteenth century was a time of great political and economic upheaval in the Caribbean, \u003cbr\u003eprecipitating waves of migration away from stagnant economies, revolutions, and religious persecution.\u003cbr\u003e The Sephardic Jews of Curaçao were active participants in this changing environment.\u003cbr\u003e They left the recessionary economy of the Dutch island in search of better opportunities in St. Thomas, \u003cbr\u003eVirgin Islands; Coro, Venezuela; Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; Barranquilla, Colombia; and many other Caribbean ports.\u003cbr\u003eHere, the Lopez Penhas, De Marchenas, Delvalles, Capriles, Sassos, Seniors, Curiels, Salas, and Alvares Correas involved themselves in all aspects of their new abodes. \u003cbr\u003eThey were retailers, traders, politicians, poets, industrial entrepreneurs, doctors, lawyers, and other professionals, \u003cbr\u003eeach contributing in their own way to the economic and cultural growth of the countries that became their homes.\u003cbr\u003eOver time, they and their descendants fully assimilated into their host communities.\u003cbr\u003eYet, throughout the centuries, the generations that came after them continued to remember their Sephardic, Curaçaoan heritage.\u003cbr\u003e This book tells their stories.\u003cbr\u003eJosette Capriles Goldish was born in Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles. She now resides in the Boston area and is a research associate at the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute","brand":"IsraelBookShop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42253541965989,"sku":"Once_Jews","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0558\/8860\/9445\/files\/Once_Jews.jpg?v=1725092497","url":"https:\/\/www.israelbookshop.com\/products\/once-jews-stories-of-caribbean-sephardim-by-j-capriles-goldish","provider":"IsraelBookShop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}