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Caribbean
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Jewish Pirates: Revenge, Adventure, and the Seas of the Inquisition
Yes, there were Jewish pirates — and they were not a footnote. From Samuel Pallache to the converso captains of the Caribbean, Jewish pirates took to the seas to escape the Inquisition, exact revenge on Spain, and build lives of extraordinary freedom.
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Jews of the Caribbean: Conversos, Sugar, and Sand-Floor Synagogues
Jewish history in the Americas began not in New York but in the Caribbean — with converso refugees from the Inquisition who built synagogues with sand floors, traded sugar, and created communities that endured for centuries.
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