Episode 2 of 4
Refugee Group Arrival
- When
- September 1654
- Where
- New Amsterdam
Twenty-three Jewish refugees from Recife, Brazil, arrive in New Amsterdam in September 1654.
A group of twenty-three Jews arrived in New Amsterdam in September 1654. They were refugees fleeing persecution by the Portuguese Inquisition in Recife, Brazil. Court records from September 7, 1654, confirm their arrival on a ship.
Sources
- History of the Jews in New York City Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-06
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