George, I've been doing some research and came across information on a Portuguese synagogue in the Bahamas I believe. Named after Luis de Torres. Luis was interpreter to Christopher Columbus in the USA. He was an integral part of the communication process between Columbus (Colombe) and the native Americans. Apparently he was a Sephardic Jew... His name was Yosef Ben Levi HaIvri but changed it to Luis de Torres in Portugal when he was forced to convert to Catholicism. I believe he was a moor and died in the late 1400's.
Nelia On Tue, Feb 16, 2016 at 8:19 PM George Medeiros <[email protected]> wrote: > If your friend is not able to find any Jewish connection in the records in > the Azores.Is she able to trace her relatives from Cedros back to Portugal > ? If she can do that, maybe, she might find her Jewish connection. When the > Jews fled Spain and Portugal they went to various European > Countries,Africa ( Morocco),Asia and the Americas.There is much literature > being written today about the Spanish and Portuguese Jews. The first > Portuguese/ Spanish Jewish Community in North America was in New Amsterdam > and the second in Newport, R.I. The Portuguese and Spanish Jews are known > as Sephardi. The one in Newport,R.I. is known as Touro Synagogue which was > built in the Colonial Age and that synagogue is still in use today. The one > in New York is the oldest community founded by Portuguese and Spanish Jews > in North America. If I recall correctly the oldest Portuguese Jewish > Community in the Americas is in Recife, Brazil.In Europe Holland was one > country that was receptive to the fleeing Portuguese and Spanish Jews. > There are several Portuguese Jewish Synagogues there. George M. ( Pereira) > Medeiros > > Sent from my iPad > > On Feb 15, 2016, at 2:50 PM, Debbie Gurtler <[email protected]> wrote: > > I have a friend I am helping with her Portuguese ancestry and she is > asking about Jewish records for the municipality of Cedros, on the isle of > Flores. Does anyone have any familiarity with non-Catholic records? Do any > inquisition or convert records exist for those who may have been Jewish and > converted in order to avoid persecution? Other than possibly DNA is there > any other ways she might prove or disprove any Jewish lineage? > > Through some online searches I have found there is a Jewish cemetery in > the Horta district. Does anyone have any information about it? > > Thanks in advance for any help you can provide. > > Debbie > > -- > For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail > (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the > right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my > membership." > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Azores Genealogy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. > > -- > For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail > (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the > right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my > membership." > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Azores Genealogy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. > -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores.
