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Through the Sands of Time: A History of the Jewish Community of St Thomas, Us Virgin Islands
Author(s): Judah M. Cohen (Author)
- Publisher: Brandeis University Press
- Publication Date: 1 Nov. 2003
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 376 pages
- ISBN-10: 1584653418
- ISBN-13: 9781584653417
Book Description
In 1796 the Jews of St Thomas founded the first Jewish congregation on the island. By 1803 new arrivals from all around increased the original number from a handful to 22 families. This is a historical portrait of this unusual and tenacious group of Jews.
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About the Author
JUDAH M. COHEN is a professor of Jewish studies and folklore and ethnomusicology at Indiana University, Bloomington.
