CHAPTER VII

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THE JEWS IN SURINAM OR DUTCH GUIANA.

Jews in Brazil after the expulsion of the Dutch――The community of ♦Paramaribo, Surinam, was founded when Recife was still flourishing――First contact with the English, whom the Jews preferred――David ♦Nassi and the colony of Cayenne――Privileges granted by Lord Willoughby――“de Jooden Savane”――Trouble with slaves and bush negroes――Plantations with Hebrew names――German Jews――Legal status and banishments――Jewish theaters――Literature and history.

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