Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica

Los Sefardies. Vinculo entre Curazao y Venezuela
(143 words)

Translated titleThe Sephardim. Link Between Curaçao and Venezuela
Author & Curator

Abraham Levy Benshimol.

Imprint

Caracas, Venezuela, 2002. 103 pp., illustrations: 49 col., 11 b&w, 36 × 25 cm. Spanish.

ISBN

9800781595

Location

Centro de Arte La Estancia (April–May 2002)

Description

The important role played by Jews from Curaçao in Venezuelan independence, and the significance of this Sephardic community from Amsterdam for both the island and the entire Carribean area. Introduction by Abraham Levy Benshimol. Individual chapters on: Jewish Spain, Amsterdam (The New Jerusalem), Curaçao (The Mother Community of the Caribbean), The Sephardim of Curaçao (and Venezuelan Independence), the Jews of Coro (a Branch of the Hebrew Nation in Venezuela), etc. No itemized listing.

main keywords

AMSTERDAM
CURAÇAO
HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS
PHOTOGRAPHS
PRINTED BOOKS
SEPHARDIC JEWS
SPAIN
VENEZUELA

minor keywords

Archaeological finds
Caribbean
Cemeteries, Caribbean
Cemeteries, Venezuela
Historical photographs
Homes/Residences, Jewish
Maimonides
Menasseh ben Israel
Netherlands
Postage stamps
Prints, Jewish customs & ceremonies
Prints, synagogues
Spinoza, Baruch
Synagogues, Curaçao
Synagogues, Venezuela
Tombstones, ancient

Cite this page
“Los Sefardies. Vinculo entre Curazao y Venezuela”, in: Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica. Consulted online on 30 May 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004444522_COCO_CC1705>
First published online: 2019



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