The nineteenth century was a time of great political and economic upheaval in the Caribbean. The Sephardic Jews of Curacao were active participants in this chan

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One hundred and fifty years after Abraham Lincoln's death, the full story of his extraordinary relationship with Jews is told here for the first time. Lincoln a

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