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Ethnic group The history of the Jews in Guyana began in the 1660s, when Jewish settlers arrived in the Dutch colony of Essequibo , the forerunner of what became British Guiana and today's Guyana .¹ Among those expelled from Spain who migrated to South America and the Caribbean islands countries such as Curaçao , Barbados and other smaller islands.² Over the years, the Jewish population never grew in substantial numbers, and by the 1930s there was neither an organized Jewish community nor a synagogue in the capital city of Georgetown . In the late 1800s and early 1900s, several Jewish families immigrated to British Guiana from Arab lands to avoid persecution and expand business opportunities.³ The Portuguese Jews of Jamaica .

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The history of the Jews in Guyana began in the mid-1600s, when Jewish settlers arrived in the Dutch colony of Essequibo , the forerunner of what became British Guiana and today's Guyana . In 1658, the Dutch agreed with David Nassy to establish a colony of Jews on the Pomeroon River , which flourished, becoming a prized possession of the Dutch, until its destruction in 1666 by an incursion by the English from Barbados under Major John Scott. The Jews of Pomeroon (Bowroom) fled, following the destruction of their colony, mostly to Suriname, where they were granted unprecedented religious freedoms. By the 1930s there was neither an organized Jewish community nor a synagogue in the capital city of Georgetown . In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, several Jewish families immigrated to British Guiana from Arab lands to avoid persecution and expand business opportunities. An Early Jewish Colony in Western Guiana, 1658-1666: And its Relation to the Jews in Surinam, Cayenne and Tobago". The Portuguese Jews of Jamaica .

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The history of the Jews in Guyana goes as far back as the 1600s. Representation has always been low, and by the 1930s there was neither an organized Jewish community nor a synagogue in the capital city of Georgetown . In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, several Jewish families immigrated to British Guiana from Arab lands to avoid persecution and expand business opportunities. The Portuguese Jews of Jamaica .

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