During the 1930s, many Jews fled to Trinidad from Europe escaping Nazi persecution. These new immigrants found housing rented by a Jewish aid society in the capital, Port of Spain. By 1939, the Jewish community had soared to 600 people. These Jews began to call themselves âCalypso Shtetlâ or âThe Calypso Jews,â creating a distinct cultural and religious life in Trinidad. It was during this time that the first synagogue was erected on Duke Street in Port of Spain. Also, a separate section of the Mucuapo Cemetery was reserved for Jewish burials, called Bet Olam. Today, the cemetery upkeep is maintained by Hans Stecher, one of the few remaining Jews in the country.
During World War II, many of the Jewish families were interned in camps, considered as new âenemy aliens.â In 1943, the Jews were freed but with certain wartime restrictions. In opposition, much of the Jewish community chose to emigrate from Trinidad On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 11:22 AM, Jerry Milo Johnson <[email protected]>wrote: > Does the little island have a name? > > > On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 11:12 AM, Vivec <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> There is an island off the coast of Trinidad where several went at first, >> as well as an area around a park where they settled. That area now houses >> the German Ambassador's house/ German embassy not sure. Have not found any >> information about where their ancestors were, how many of them etc. but it >> seemed to be a significant number. >> >> It's amazing that this tiny island seems to have been involved in just >> about everything, often very quietly and under the radar. Everyone seems >> to >> have a presence here, and simply don't say anything about it. >> >> I learnt as well that there is almost a whole peninsula that is "owned" by >> the US since the war. They ship military equipment there, who knows >> what...and no one says anything. We have no idea how many there are, what >> they are doing...no one knows. :-\ >> >> Actually an online resource says there are 7. >> 7 US military personnel stationed in Trinidad. 6 Marines and 1 Navy. >> http://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2012/04/us/table.military.troops/ >> LOL! :-) >> >> *nervous chuckle* >> >> But I've SEEN things!! Big Hummvees on the highway transporting...STUFF!! >> HONEST!!! >> >> 0_0 >> >> >> ᧠>> >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:370034 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
