Brief History of the Curaçao Jewish community

Curaçao’s Jewish community was established in 1651 by twelve Sephardic families who had fled the Inquisition and the forced conversion to Christianity in Spain and Portugal. Here, on this Dutch island and with gratitude to the Dutch Royal House of Orange, they found religious freedom. 

On History

All about Burials

DOTAR

Dotar Dotar is not an everyday word. In Spanish it means to gift, to endow, to give a dowry. In Sephardic history, it is a

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About Seders in Curaçao

About Seders in Curaçao A story about Seders in our 371 year-old historic community starts with historical research about our community in Emmanuel’s authoritative volumes

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DOTAR – Copy

Dotar Dotar is not an everyday word. In Spanish it means to gift, to endow, to give a dowry. In Sephardic history, it is a

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On Holidays

All about Holiday Traditions

DOTAR