Jewish community of Nevis
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The Jewish community of Nevis was a historically significant but now largely vanished Caribbean Jewish population that played an important role in the island’s colonial-era trade and sugar economy.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Caribbean Jewish community
ⓘ
diaspora Jewish community ⓘ historic Jewish community ⓘ |
| associatedWithIndustry |
rum trade
ⓘ
sugar plantations ⓘ |
| associatedWithPort | Charlestown harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cemeteryLocation | Charlestown, Nevis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cemeteryNotableFeature | Hebrew-inscribed tombstones ⓘ |
| country | Saint Kitts and Nevis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalInfluence | contributed to commercial culture of Nevis ⓘ |
| declineCause |
economic changes in sugar trade
ⓘ
migration to North America ⓘ migration to other Caribbean islands ⓘ |
| documentedIn | colonial-era records of Nevis ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Portuguese Jews
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sephardi Jews NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Jews ⓘ |
| flourishedDuring | period of Nevis sugar boom ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalRemains |
Jewish cemetery remains
ⓘ
ruins of synagogue in Nevis ⓘ |
| hasCemetery | Jewish cemetery in Charlestown, Nevis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPlaceOfWorship | Nevis synagogue ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | recognized as part of Nevis cultural heritage ⓘ |
| heritageTourismSite |
Jewish cemetery in Charlestown, Nevis
ⓘ
site of former synagogue in Nevis ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
important role in colonial-era trade of Nevis
ⓘ
important role in sugar economy of Nevis ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
English
ⓘ
Ladino ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Caribbean
ⓘ
Nevis NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint Kitts and Nevis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memoryPreservedBy |
Caribbean Jewish heritage organizations
ⓘ
local historians of Nevis ⓘ |
| origin |
Jews from Brazil
ⓘ
Jews from Dutch Caribbean colonies ⓘ Jews from Iberian Peninsula ⓘ |
| partOf | Caribbean Jewish diaspora NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivity |
commerce
ⓘ
financing of sugar plantations ⓘ merchant trade ⓘ sugar trade ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| significantPeriod |
17th century
ⓘ
18th century ⓘ |
| status | largely vanished ⓘ |
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