Mm that't food for thought Heather. I don;t know whether Alex Haley is still alive but I have written him a letter anyway. He seems to very genuine in his research and in his account of meeting his far-off relatives in Gambia. Only the film seems to full of innacuracies? I didn't know about the Spanish and Portuguese refugees in Jamaica. In all that I have read about the Inquisition, this point has never come up. Always, the beleaguered Jews of Spain went to Italy or France, but you could be right - I've never researched and never spoken to any Jamaican Jews. REv de Souza never mentioned any 'white' members of the large community but maybe 'cus everyone knew about them. Sara ----- Original Message ----- From: "Heather Figueroa" <heatherfig@rogers.com> To: <CARIBBEAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 8:02 AM Subject: Re: MSNBC News Link: DNA tackles a familys mysteries > Sara..... > > Maybe I am missing the point here, but one of the reasons for a 'large > Jewish population' in Jamaica could be because they were Spanish and > Portuguese Jews who fled the Inquisition.......and while some of them > stayed catholic (conversos), others reverted back. > > And I, personally, have my reservations on Alex Haley's 'discovery' of > his African roots. Having seen Jamaican slave journals, I find it > rather hard to believe that he actually found his ancestors. Not enough > information in the journals....and their names were English ones given > by the owners. Not their African ones......but I could be wrong. > Perhaps in his case, there was enough 'oral' history......but I would > have to be convinced. > > I just thought I would throw this out for discussion.......DQ, you > listening? > > Cheers....Heather > > > Ann, as I have already discussed elsewhere, look at Alex Haley's > Epilogue to his "Roots". He researches the ship that carried his > forefather, Kunte Kinta from Gambia - it went straight to America. As > far as I have ever heard, slave ships went there from Africa regularly. > IN the book "Roots" the question of which slaves went to the Caribbean > comes up. Apparently, it was the unteachable slaves who were often > transported there. But also, I have this info that slaves from Ethiopia > went straight there and stayed there. > > > > Why else was there such a large Jewish population of, for instance, > Jamaica? Why are Jews so prevalent there - except in Anguilla the > island at which I am looking . There, Jews have become Christian at > least in namesake. > > > > But I am a beginner in all this. I only repeat what I have learned so > far, but it doesn't correspond to what you are saying. > > > > Regards, > > > > Sara > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Ann Whiting" <aqw8326@hotmail.com> > > To: <CARIBBEAN-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2003 11:41 PM > > Subject: Re: MSNBC News Link: DNA tackles a familys mysteries > > > > > > > Dear Sara, > > > I have long been shouting in the wilderness, that slave ships/slaves > did not > > > arrive in the US via non stop cruses, but were first sold in in > Caribbean. > > > Seasoning is not something that is mentioned, or hardly ever > mentioned when > > > Slavery is discussed. That was a period of breaking the newly > captured > > > slaves. If they had the misfortune to survive the crossing, they > were first > > > broken in the islands. > > > The misconception of the Triangle trade is that slaves were acquired > in > > > Africa, ships stopped in the Caribbean for provisions and rum and > then > > > proceeded to the US. The truth is , newly captured slaves were sold > in the > > > Caribbean, and 'Seasoned' slaves were bought, then taken to the US > for > > > resale. > > > Every African American has an African Caribbean connection. > > > Records show that that St. Thomas and Curacao were major Seasoning > Markets, > > > as the Dutch, owned plantation on these islands, and owned the Forts > in > > > Africa, and the ships they did not have to use a middleman. > > > So the possibility of a caribbean connection is not that > far-fetched. > > > A Jewish connection is also possible as Brandenburg Company which > managed > > > these stations were started and financed by Portuguese Jews from > Bergen and > > > Gluckstadt. > > > In genealogy one must keep an open mind and expected the unexpected. > > > Ann > > > > > > > > > ----Original Message Follows---- > > > From: "Sara Weiss" <ksara@tesco.net> > > > Reply-To: CARIBBEAN-L@rootsweb.com > > > To: CARIBBEAN-L@rootsweb.com > > > Subject: Re: MSNBC News Link: DNA tackles a familys mysteries > > > Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2003 23:04:05 +0100 > > > > > > I'll tell you something else. Although I am mad keen to find out my > Jewish > > > ancestry, possibly thro DNA - but unlikely according to Richard, > thanks > > > Richard for saving me time and trouble - I have two black ancestors > too. > > > > > > Accounts for my very frizzy hair and love of music mayhaps! > Reading > > > "Roots" by Alex Haley has now, more than this website, made me start > to > > > wonder about them. One was a slave who bought his freedom - West > Indies or > > > America I do not know. The other was from the Caribbean but I do > not know > > > where. My husband and I are similar in looks and he and some of my > children > > > have the same features. His whole family are from Anguilla BWI and > so one > > > wonders if there is a Black connection . Are we descended from the > same > > > line. > > > > > > All slaves in the Caribbean came from Ethiopa - Christian ?Muslim > and Jewish > > > (Falasha). But, he is also Jewish, so we may have descended from > the same > > > person, way way back, in Israel. But then how could the appearance > be so > > > similar after 3,000 years!!! The black line is more probable. But > the > > > likelihood of my ancestors coming also from Anguilla is almost > prepostrous. > > > Who knows? You'd need to be rich to find out!! > > > > > > One just keeps these things under one;s hat but nothing much can be > done to > > > find out more - unless one is the subject of some far out TV > documentary!!! > > > > > > However, I am just pleased to be part of all this, in a sort of > 'inner' way. > > > Know what I mean? > > > > > > Sara Weiss > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: <richwyn@idirect.com> > > > To: <CARIBBEAN-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 11:44 PM > > > Subject: MSNBC News Link: DNA tackles a familys mysteries > > > > > > > > > > Richard Allicock sent you this MSNBC News Link: > > > > > > > > Message: > > > > Sara Weisss re-appearane on the DNA Issue was quite timely. Here > is an > > > MSNBC account of some-one trying to use DNA to fill the gaps in his > reearch. > > > There is also a link to the African Genetics for Genealogy > company, > > > Afrigenesis for those who are interested. Richard > > > > > > > > ** DNA tackles a familys mysteries ** > > > > DNA testing is adding a scientific twist to the search for family > roots, > > > one of the worlds most popular pursuits. Follow MSNBCs Alan Boyle on > the > > > genetic trail. > > > > > > > > > http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_email.asp?/news/682153.asp > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > > > Check out the hour's top stories on MSNBC.com > <http://www.msnbc.com> > > > > > > > > MSNBC does not confirm the E-mail address of the sender of this > MSNBC > > > News Link. 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Haley died February 10, 1992, of a heart attack. The Jews of Jamaica are "white" and of mixed race, predominantly Sephardic Jew and West African. I HAVE done research and HAVE spoken to many Jamaican Jews, including members of my family. I'm just guessing here, but I think Sara may be putting us on? If I'm wrong, then please accept my apology, but I find it difficult to believe that this person is as ill-informed as she pretends. Cheers, Russ -------------------------------------- Persevere Russell G. Campbell Burlington, ON, Canada My Home page: www.it4biz.com/omnibus My Magazine: http://www.it4biz.com/omnibus/PortOfCall My Blog: http://www.it4biz.com/omnibus/rantrave My Genealogy: http://www.it4biz.com/omnibus/genealogy -----Original Message----- From: Sara Weiss [mailto:ksara@tesco.net] Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 5:55 AM To: CARIBBEAN-L@rootsweb.com Mm that't food for thought Heather. I don;t know whether Alex Haley is still alive but I have written him a letter anyway. He seems to very genuine in his research and in his account of meeting his far-off relatives in Gambia. Only the film seems to full of innacuracies? I didn't know about the Spanish and Portuguese refugees in Jamaica. In all that I have read about the Inquisition, this point has never come up. Always, the beleaguered Jews of Spain went to Italy or France, but you could be right - I've never researched and never spoken to any Jamaican Jews. REv de Souza never mentioned any 'white' members of the large community but maybe 'cus everyone knew about them. Sara ----- Original Message ----- From: "Heather Figueroa" <heatherfig@rogers.com> To: <CARIBBEAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 8:02 AM Subject: Re: MSNBC News Link: DNA tackles a familys mysteries > Sara..... > > Maybe I am missing the point here, but one of the reasons for a 'large > Jewish population' in Jamaica could be because they were Spanish and > Portuguese Jews who fled the Inquisition.......and while some of them > stayed catholic (conversos), others reverted back. > > And I, personally, have my reservations on Alex Haley's 'discovery' of > his African roots. Having seen Jamaican slave journals, I find it > rather hard to believe that he actually found his ancestors. Not enough > information in the journals....and their names were English ones given > by the owners. Not their African ones......but I could be wrong. > Perhaps in his case, there was enough 'oral' history......but I would > have to be convinced. > > I just thought I would throw this out for discussion.......DQ, you > listening? > > Cheers....Heather > > > Ann, as I have already discussed elsewhere, look at Alex Haley's > Epilogue to his "Roots". He researches the ship that carried his > forefather, Kunte Kinta from Gambia - it went straight to America. As > far as I have ever heard, slave ships went there from Africa regularly. > IN the book "Roots" the question of which slaves went to the Caribbean > comes up. Apparently, it was the unteachable slaves who were often > transported there. But also, I have this info that slaves from Ethiopia > went straight there and stayed there. > > > > Why else was there such a large Jewish population of, for instance, > Jamaica? Why are Jews so prevalent there - except in Anguilla the > island at which I am looking . There, Jews have become Christian at > least in namesake. > > > > But I am a beginner in all this. I only repeat what I have learned so > far, but it doesn't correspond to what you are saying. > > > > Regards, > > > > Sara > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Ann Whiting" <aqw8326@hotmail.com> > > To: <CARIBBEAN-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2003 11:41 PM > > Subject: Re: MSNBC News Link: DNA tackles a familys mysteries > > > > > > > Dear Sara, > > > I have long been shouting in the wilderness, that slave ships/slaves > did not > > > arrive in the US via non stop cruses, but were first sold in in > Caribbean. > > > Seasoning is not something that is mentioned, or hardly ever > mentioned when > > > Slavery is discussed. That was a period of breaking the newly > captured > > > slaves. If they had the misfortune to survive the crossing, they > were first > > > broken in the islands. > > > The misconception of the Triangle trade is that slaves were acquired > in > > > Africa, ships stopped in the Caribbean for provisions and rum and > then > > > proceeded to the US. The truth is , newly captured slaves were sold > in the > > > Caribbean, and 'Seasoned' slaves were bought, then taken to the US > for > > > resale. > > > Every African American has an African Caribbean connection. > > > Records show that that St. Thomas and Curacao were major Seasoning > Markets, > > > as the Dutch, owned plantation on these islands, and owned the Forts > in > > > Africa, and the ships they did not have to use a middleman. > > > So the possibility of a caribbean connection is not that > far-fetched. > > > A Jewish connection is also possible as Brandenburg Company which > managed > > > these stations were started and financed by Portuguese Jews from > Bergen and > > > Gluckstadt. > > > In genealogy one must keep an open mind and expected the unexpected. > > > Ann > > > > > > > > > ----Original Message Follows---- > > > From: "Sara Weiss" <ksara@tesco.net> > > > Reply-To: CARIBBEAN-L@rootsweb.com > > > To: CARIBBEAN-L@rootsweb.com > > > Subject: Re: MSNBC News Link: DNA tackles a familys mysteries > > > Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2003 23:04:05 +0100 > > > > > > I'll tell you something else. Although I am mad keen to find out my > Jewish > > > ancestry, possibly thro DNA - but unlikely according to Richard, > thanks > > > Richard for saving me time and trouble - I have two black ancestors > too. > > > > > > Accounts for my very frizzy hair and love of music mayhaps! > Reading > > > "Roots" by Alex Haley has now, more than this website, made me start > to > > > wonder about them. One was a slave who bought his freedom - West > Indies or > > > America I do not know. The other was from the Caribbean but I do > not know > > > where. My husband and I are similar in looks and he and some of my > children > > > have the same features. His whole family are from Anguilla BWI and > so one > > > wonders if there is a Black connection . Are we descended from the > same > > > line. > > > > > > All slaves in the Caribbean came from Ethiopa - Christian ?Muslim > and Jewish > > > (Falasha). But, he is also Jewish, so we may have descended from > the same > > > person, way way back, in Israel. But then how could the appearance > be so > > > similar after 3,000 years!!! The black line is more probable. But > the > > > likelihood of my ancestors coming also from Anguilla is almost > prepostrous. > > > Who knows? You'd need to be rich to find out!! > > > > > > One just keeps these things under one;s hat but nothing much can be > done to > > > find out more - unless one is the subject of some far out TV > documentary!!! > > > > > > However, I am just pleased to be part of all this, in a sort of > 'inner' way. > > > Know what I mean? > > > > > > Sara Weiss > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: <richwyn@idirect.com> > > > To: <CARIBBEAN-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 11:44 PM > > > Subject: MSNBC News Link: DNA tackles a familys mysteries > > > > > > > > > > Richard Allicock sent you this MSNBC News Link: > > > > > > > > Message: > > > > Sara Weisss re-appearane on the DNA Issue was quite timely. Here > is an > > > MSNBC account of some-one trying to use DNA to fill the gaps in his > reearch. > > > There is also a link to the African Genetics for Genealogy > company, > > > Afrigenesis for those who are interested. Richard > > > > > > > > ** DNA tackles a familys mysteries ** > > > > DNA testing is adding a scientific twist to the search for family > roots, > > > one of the worlds most popular pursuits. Follow MSNBCs Alan Boyle on > the > > > genetic trail. > > > > > > > > > http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_email.asp?/news/682153 .asp > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ ________ > > > > Check out the hour's top stories on MSNBC.com > <http://www.msnbc.com> > > > > > > > > MSNBC does not confirm the E-mail address of the sender of this > MSNBC > > > News Link. 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Check these out: http://the-tech.mit.edu/V112/N4/haley.04w.html A Washington Post article when he died. http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/ahaley.htm Alex Palmer Haley (1921-1992) "American biographer, scriptwriter, author who became famous with the publication of the novel ROOTS which traces his ancestry back to Africa and covers seven generations as they are taken slaves to the United States......Haley himself commented that the book itself is not so much history as a study of mythmaking." http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/haley_a.htm Sara Weiss wrote: >Mm that't food for thought Heather. I don;t know whether Alex Haley is still alive but I have written him a letter anyway. He seems to very genuine in his research and in his account of meeting his far-off relatives in Gambia. Only the film seems to full of innacuracies? > >I didn't know about the Spanish and Portuguese refugees in Jamaica. In all that I have read about the Inquisition, this point has never come up. Always, the beleaguered Jews of Spain went to Italy or France, but you could be right - I've never researched and never spoken to any Jamaican Jews. REv de Souza never mentioned any 'white' members of the large community but maybe 'cus everyone knew about them. > >Sara >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Heather Figueroa" <heatherfig@rogers.com> >To: <CARIBBEAN-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 8:02 AM >Subject: Re: MSNBC News Link: DNA tackles a familys mysteries > > >>Sara..... >> >>Maybe I am missing the point here, but one of the reasons for a 'large >>Jewish population' in Jamaica could be because they were Spanish and >>Portuguese Jews who fled the Inquisition.......and while some of them >>stayed catholic (conversos), others reverted back. >> >>And I, personally, have my reservations on Alex Haley's 'discovery' of >>his African roots. Having seen Jamaican slave journals, I find it >>rather hard to believe that he actually found his ancestors. Not enough >>information in the journals....and their names were English ones given >>by the owners. Not their African ones......but I could be wrong. >>Perhaps in his case, there was enough 'oral' history......but I would >>have to be convinced. >> >>I just thought I would throw this out for discussion.......DQ, you >>listening? >> >>Cheers....Heather >> >>>Ann, as I have already discussed elsewhere, look at Alex Haley's >>> >>Epilogue to his "Roots". He researches the ship that carried his >>forefather, Kunte Kinta from Gambia - it went straight to America. As >>far as I have ever heard, slave ships went there from Africa regularly. >>IN the book "Roots" the question of which slaves went to the Caribbean >>comes up. Apparently, it was the unteachable slaves who were often >>transported there. But also, I have this info that slaves from Ethiopia >>went straight there and stayed there. >> >>>Why else was there such a large Jewish population of, for instance, >>> >>Jamaica? Why are Jews so prevalent there - except in Anguilla the >>island at which I am looking . There, Jews have become Christian at >>least in namesake. >> >>>But I am a beginner in all this. I only repeat what I have learned so >>> >>far, but it doesn't correspond to what you are saying. >> >>>Regards, >>> >>>Sara >>>----- Original Message ----- >>>From: "Ann Whiting" <aqw8326@hotmail.com> >>>To: <CARIBBEAN-L@rootsweb.com> >>>Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2003 11:41 PM >>>Subject: Re: MSNBC News Link: DNA tackles a familys mysteries >>> >>> >>>>Dear Sara, >>>>I have long been shouting in the wilderness, that slave ships/slaves >>>> >>did not >> >>>>arrive in the US via non stop cruses, but were first sold in in >>>> >>Caribbean. >> >>>>Seasoning is not something that is mentioned, or hardly ever >>>> >>mentioned when >> >>>>Slavery is discussed. That was a period of breaking the newly >>>> >>captured >> >>>>slaves. If they had the misfortune to survive the crossing, they >>>> >>were first >> >>>>broken in the islands. >>>>The misconception of the Triangle trade is that slaves were acquired >>>> >>in >> >>>>Africa, ships stopped in the Caribbean for provisions and rum and >>>> >>then >> >>>>proceeded to the US. The truth is , newly captured slaves were sold >>>> >>in the >> >>>>Caribbean, and 'Seasoned' slaves were bought, then taken to the US >>>> >>for >> >>>>resale. >>>>Every African American has an African Caribbean connection. >>>>Records show that that St. Thomas and Curacao were major Seasoning >>>> >>Markets, >> >>>>as the Dutch, owned plantation on these islands, and owned the Forts >>>> >>in >> >>>>Africa, and the ships they did not have to use a middleman. >>>>So the possibility of a caribbean connection is not that >>>> >>far-fetched. >> >>>>A Jewish connection is also possible as Brandenburg Company which >>>> >>managed >> >>>>these stations were started and financed by Portuguese Jews from >>>> >>Bergen and >> >>>>Gluckstadt. >>>>In genealogy one must keep an open mind and expected the unexpected. >>>>Ann >>>> >>>> >>>>----Original Message Follows---- >>>>From: "Sara Weiss" <ksara@tesco.net> >>>>Reply-To: CARIBBEAN-L@rootsweb.com >>>>To: CARIBBEAN-L@rootsweb.com >>>>Subject: Re: MSNBC News Link: DNA tackles a familys mysteries >>>>Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2003 23:04:05 +0100 >>>> >>>>I'll tell you something else. Although I am mad keen to find out my >>>> >>Jewish >> >>>>ancestry, possibly thro DNA - but unlikely according to Richard, >>>> >>thanks >> >>>>Richard for saving me time and trouble - I have two black ancestors >>>> >>too. >> >>>>Accounts for my very frizzy hair and love of music mayhaps! >>>> >>Reading >> >>>>"Roots" by Alex Haley has now, more than this website, made me start >>>> >>to >> >>>>wonder about them. One was a slave who bought his freedom - West >>>> >>Indies or >> >>>>America I do not know. The other was from the Caribbean but I do >>>> >>not know >> >>>>where. My husband and I are similar in looks and he and some of my >>>> >>children >> >>>>have the same features. His whole family are from Anguilla BWI and >>>> >>so one >> >>>>wonders if there is a Black connection . Are we descended from the >>>> >>same >> >>>>line. >>>> >>>>All slaves in the Caribbean came from Ethiopa - Christian ?Muslim >>>> >>and Jewish >> >>>>(Falasha). But, he is also Jewish, so we may have descended from >>>> >>the same >> >>>>person, way way back, in Israel. But then how could the appearance >>>> >>be so >> >>>>similar after 3,000 years!!! The black line is more probable. But >>>> >>the >> >>>>likelihood of my ancestors coming also from Anguilla is almost >>>> >>prepostrous. >> >>>>Who knows? You'd need to be rich to find out!! >>>> >>>>One just keeps these things under one;s hat but nothing much can be >>>> >>done to >> >>>>find out more - unless one is the subject of some far out TV >>>> >>documentary!!! >> >>>>However, I am just pleased to be part of all this, in a sort of >>>> >>'inner' way. >> >>>> Know what I mean? >>>> >>>>Sara Weiss >>>>----- Original Message ----- >>>>From: <richwyn@idirect.com> >>>>To: <CARIBBEAN-L@rootsweb.com> >>>>Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 11:44 PM >>>>Subject: MSNBC News Link: DNA tackles a familys mysteries >>>> >>>> >>>> > Richard Allicock sent you this MSNBC News Link: >>>> > >>>> > Message: >>>> > Sara Weisss re-appearane on the DNA Issue was quite timely. Here >>>> >>is an >> >>>>MSNBC account of some-one trying to use DNA to fill the gaps in his >>>> >>reearch. >> >>>> There is also a link to the African Genetics for Genealogy >>>> >>company, >> >>>>Afrigenesis for those who are interested. Richard >>>> > >>>> > ** DNA tackles a familys mysteries ** >>>> > DNA testing is adding a scientific twist to the search for family >>>> >>roots, >> >>>>one of the worlds most popular pursuits. Follow MSNBCs Alan Boyle on >>>> >>the >> >>>>genetic trail. >>>> > >>>> > >>>> >>http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_email.asp?/news/682153.asp >> >>>> > >>>> > >>>> >>______________________________________________________________________ >> >>>> > Check out the hour's top stories on MSNBC.com >>>> >><http://www.msnbc.com> >> >>>> > >>>> > MSNBC does not confirm the E-mail address of the sender of this >>>> >>MSNBC >> >>>>News Link. For your information, the sender's IP Address is: >>>> >>207.46.245.18 >> >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > ==== CARIBBEAN Mailing List ==== >>>> > For information on individual islands, research aids, island >>>> >>bulletin >> >>>>boards or history please visit the CaribbeanGenWeb project at >>>> > http://www.rootsweb.com/~caribgw/ >>>> > >>>> >>>> >>>>==== CARIBBEAN Mailing List ==== >>>>Before posting a query, check to see if the question has already >>>> >>been asked >> >>>>on the List. All messages posted to CARIBBEAN-L are archived by date >>>> >>or >> >>>>thread at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/CARIBBEAN. 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Sara Weiss wrote: >... I don;t know whether Alex Haley is still alive > but I have written him a letter anyway. ... > >I didn't know about the Spanish and Portuguese > refugees in Jamaica. In all that I have read >about the Inquisition, this point has never come up. >Always, the beleaguered Jews of Spain went to > Italy or France, but you could be right - > I've never researched .... (Re Alex Haley, the two sites that John Weiss gave are interesting.) Searching via http://www.google.com with keywords jews spanish portuguese caribbean inquisition I quickly came across http://trageser.tripod.com/books/bookreview-jews.html and http://www.sefarad.org/publication/lm/011/jewcar.html and (one I particularly enjoyed) http://www.virtualjerusalem.com/leisure/travel/?disp_feature=gx1W12.var and many more. Searching Google with keywords inquisition jews dispersed produced other articles, including a long 3-parter that, one way or another, indicated a need for caution in identifying past history http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/2000/12/ferry.htm

A good site for info on Sephardim in Jamaica: http://www.sephardim.org ----- Original Message ----- From: "cecilia" <myths@ic24.net> To: <CARIBBEAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 9:43 AM Subject: Re: MSNBC News Link: DNA tackles a familys mysteries > Sara Weiss wrote: > > >... I don;t know whether Alex Haley is still alive > > but I have written him a letter anyway. ... > > > >I didn't know about the Spanish and Portuguese > > refugees in Jamaica. In all that I have read > >about the Inquisition, this point has never come up. > >Always, the beleaguered Jews of Spain went to > > Italy or France, but you could be right - > > I've never researched .... > > (Re Alex Haley, the two sites that John Weiss gave are interesting.) > > Searching via http://www.google.com with keywords > jews spanish portuguese caribbean inquisition > I quickly came across > http://trageser.tripod.com/books/bookreview-jews.html > and > http://www.sefarad.org/publication/lm/011/jewcar.html > and (one I particularly enjoyed) > > http://www.virtualjerusalem.com/leisure/travel/?disp_feature=gx1W12.var > and many more. > > Searching Google with keywords > inquisition jews dispersed > produced other articles, including a long 3-parter that, one way or > another, indicated a need for caution in identifying past history > http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/2000/12/ferry.htm > > > ==== CARIBBEAN Mailing List ==== > Before posting a query, check to see if the question has already been asked on the List. All messages posted to CARIBBEAN-L are archived by date or thread at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/CARIBBEAN. You can search the archives at http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=CARIBBEAN. >