[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Jewish cemetery and records in Cedros, Santa Cruz das Flores.

2016-02-23 Thread Debbie Gurtler
Thank you all for your kindness in responding to my query. I will look in to your suggestions. Best wishes, Debbie On Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at 9:37:25 AM UTC-7, Debbie Gurtler wrote: > > I have a friend I am helping with her Portuguese ancestry and she is > asking about Jewish records

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Jewish cemetery and records in Cedros, Santa Cruz das Flores.

2016-02-16 Thread linda
ugh, sorry, typo: should be Santa Cruz *das* Flores On Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at 9:55:01 AM UTC-8, linda wrote: > > > Hi Debbie, > > The Jewish cemeteries in the Azores are relatively recent, dating to the > 19th century when there existed a small community of Jewish families > engaged in

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Jewish cemetery and records in Cedros, Santa Cruz das Flores.

2016-02-16 Thread linda
Hi Debbie, The Jewish cemeteries in the Azores are relatively recent, dating to the 19th century when there existed a small community of Jewish families engaged in trade in the islands. Horta, on the island of Faial, was one of the main trade cities in the 19th century, and the Jewish