crypto-Jew

Jews who pretended to be Christian but worshiped Judaism in secret. See converso.

22c4b0c6a2aacaea448f155ccbebe6f1c7045981 — Final page of Luis de Carvajal’s spiritual autobiography, c. 1596 (Princeton University Digital Library). Luis de Carvajal was one of the most famous crypto-Jews in the Americas.

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Ritual Bath, Barbados

Gravestone, Suriname

Gravestone, Amsterdam

Gravestone, Amsterdam

Nidhe Israel Synagogue, Barbados

View of Jamaica

Kahal Kadosh Sha’are Shalom Synagogue, Jamaica

Women’s Gallery in the Esnoga, Amsterdam

Esnoga, Amsterdam

Jodensavanne, Suriname

Gravestone, Curaçao

Gravestone, Curaçao

Jewish House, Curaçao

Jewish House, Curaçao

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Surinamese Cherry

Touro Cemetery, Newport

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Gravestone, Touro Cemetery, Newport

Jewish House, Newport

Colonial Record, Newport

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Neve Shalom Synagogue, Paramaribo, Suriname

Wild Pineapples, Jodensavanne, Suriname

Creole Cemetery, Jodensavanne, Suriname

Jodensavanne, Suriname

Ritual Bath, Neve Shalom Synagogue, Suriname

Neve Shalom Synagogue, Suriname