In the 1660s, Jews of Iberian ancestry, many of them fleeing Inquisitorial persecution, established an agrarian settlement in the midst of the Surinamese tropics. The heart of this community--Jodensavanne, or Jews' Savannah--became an autonomous village with its own Jewish institutions. Remnant Stones: Epitaphs presents transcriptions and English translations of nearly 1,700 epitaphs, carved in Portugese, Hebrew, Spanish, Dutch, Aramaic, and French.
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In the 1660s, Jews of Iberian ancestry, many of them fleeing Inquisitorial persecution, established an agrarian settlement in the midst of the Surinamese tropics. The heart of this community--Jodensavanne, or Jews' Savannah--became an autonomous village with its own Jewish institutions. Remnant Stones: Epitaphs presents transcriptions and English translations of nearly 1,700 epitaphs, carved in Portugese, Hebrew, Spanish, Dutch, Aramaic, and French.
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Seller's Description:
Small gift presentation from Rachel Frankel on the title page, lower corners lightly bumped, else near new condition, covers bright, text clean and binding tight in a like dust jacket. Size: 8.5x11.25 inches, 679pp., with 4 cemetery plans in back pocket.
