Thanks for putting the video out here, I knew a little of the news in Barbados as a child they'd come around on bicycles peddling lengths of cloth, but they were humble people as far as I could tell.i knew a little of the jews in Trinidad from my mother, Yufes was always a well known store in Port of Spain and they were always busy, there was always top of the line cloth for anyone who made curtains, drapes etc, there are more outlets than before now
I am now 71 years old. My parents and my 3 siblings lived in Petit Valley during the 1950's and Mrs. Avebrouk was our landlady. The street was named after her husband, I believe, Leo Bass Avenue. As a child, I remember her coming to receive the rent(?). In the terrible flood of 1960(?) many of these houses including our own were completely covered by the floodwaters, some people had to be taken out by boat!
@@yvettenorgrove2172 I have heard people who grew up in Diego Martin talk about that flood. I did not know that Leo Bass was the husband's name, thank you for that information.
I enjoyed this video, thank you! There are two books available on Amazon about the Jews in Barbados, both written by Simon Kreindler. One is "Peddlers All" Stories of the First Ashkenazi Jewish Settlers in Barbados and the other is called "The Sephardi Jews of Barbados".
Great video series, an extension from south T'dad to include Tobago and Barbados. I have learnt more about Jews in the Caribbean in your videos than was ever taught in either primary or secondary school. An overview of the community size, points of origin and settlements, graveyards, street names, business names and interestingly some unsuspecting Jewish family names. The two pieces missing: How many remain in the three islands referenced? From 1600's to just after WW2, they survived in the Caribbean. Where have they gone? What possibly caused their demise - hard agricultural lifestyle, migrated to more hospitable countries after the 60's, inter-marriage with the locals, returning diaspora to their remaing families or homeland?
My video Jews in San Fernando explains why the Jewish population in Trinidad declined and this video explains why the decline in Tobago. In Barbados there is still a Jewish population and the synagogue continues to be used for services.
Thk U my friend Pointboy, again for teaching people about my Jewish ✡ Ancestry in the Islands of T&T 🇹🇹 and Barbados 🇧🇧. But did you know that our Jewish ✡ Ancestry are strong in the Caribbean and South America, Like you said in Suriname 🇸🇷, And Since the 1850 thru the 1900's Especially in countries like Peru 🇵🇪 , and Brazil 🇧🇷. And Paraguay 🇵🇾..! 😎❤🇺🇸🌈🌎🌺☝🏾
Quite educational. Taught me a few histories I've not delved into deeper enough. Appreciate your effort. PS - I would like to help you with some of your pronunciations, e.g Mik-vah not Mix-vah please and thanks : )
Thanks 🙏🏾 for sharing. I had no idea 🤷🏾♀️ about the Jewish community here in Barbados 🇧🇧 and their contributions to the development of our island trades. I will be visiting the synagogue and museum to learn more, and sharing this video as I have a lot of Jewish friends in Toronto, Canada 🇨🇦
Fantastic anthropology. Many Jews also fled Trinidad during the black power movement fearing for their security. There were many anti- white sentiments at the time. "Yankee go home " was a popular graffiti. People classed them as white because of their light skin colour. It was also during this period that the synagogue in Port of Spain burned down. I was lucky to meet Hans Stetcher and hear his stories.
The area up to la puerta was a small estate. When I was a child the big house next to the river (now broken down and something else,) grew anthuriums, and there was a star of David that lit up bluelights in front of the house. When the family died out or moved, the estate became a housing development with streets named after leaders of the newly established state of Israel.
An awakening of Caribbean Jewish consciousness. However, Sephardic Jews are not Ashkenazi Jews, who arrived in Trinidad during the 1940s. The Sephardim began arriving in Trinidad as far back as the 1800s.
I enjoy all your videos but you left out some Jewish history from Trinidad Agostura Bitters, Stolmeyer Castle, and original Spanish settlers were Jewish from the Madeira Region in Spain
Very interesting vid, but can u do some research on the Black Jews that expelled from Spain N Portugal in 1492/ 98. Some were sent to Canary islands, Brazil, Cuba and the rest of the Caribbean. Remember the Moors and black Jews left sub Sahara Africa to develop Spain and Portugal. Thank u.❤
I will keep this in mind when I am doing historical reading. However, unless I can show a link to the Caribbean and Trinidad in particular with current visible signs of the link, I am unlikely to make a video about it.
@pointboy12 try this on for size.... the Sephardic jews who fled Spain had already settled here... bearded ones was a way to describe them.... but of course we can't give claim to the jews because Spain still has a beef with the jews... who fled Spain in 1492
It is actually documented in the Jewish Museum in Barbados. Many of the Jewish persons who came to the Caribbean were of either Portuguese or Spanish origin hence names that we associate with the Portuguese but not with Jews. In addition there is a period in Spanish history where Jews were forced to convert to Catholism and during that period many changed their name and outwardly observed the Catholic faith while privately continued observing the requirements of the Jewish faith.
