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The Jews of Eighteenth-Century Jamaica A Testamentary History of a Diaspora in Transition

Stanley Mirvis

An in-depth look at the Portuguese Jews of Jamaica and their connections to broader European and Atlantic trade networks Based on last wills and testaments composed by Jamaican Jews between 1673 and 1815, this book explores the social and familial experiences of one of the most critical yet underst...

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This book, published in 1941, was described as a labor of love, meticulously detailing genealogical research conducted over 17 years, including interviews, letters, and examination of wills and deeds. It was referenced to contain information about Joseph Bravo Harris, an ancestor of Kamala Harris's father.

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Again, it was published in 1941 in Kingston, Jamaica.

— Episode: Kamala’s Family Reaches Out! | Candace E...

Episode: Kamala’s Family Reaches Out! | Candace Ep 77

This book, published in 1941, was described as a labor of love, meticulously detailing genealogical research conducted over 17 years, including interviews, letters, and examination of wills and deeds. It was referenced to contain information about Joseph Bravo Harris, an ancestor of Kamala Harris's father.

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Again, it was published in 1941 in Kingston, Jamaica.

And the forward of the book tells you that really this was just a labor of love that Mr. Ondrad, the person who put this together has painstakingly collected information and carried out research over a period of 17 years. He has interviewed scores of people, written hundreds of letters and has searched 163 will books and 1400 deed books at the Island Record Office in Spanish Town.

Cemetery of Former English and German Congregation,

in loving memory of Joseph Bravo Harris,

A Record of the Jews in Jamaica is the title of it.

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