Communities of port Jews and their contacts in the Dutch Atlantic World |
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Authors: | Wim Klooster |
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Institution: | (1) Clark University, Worcester, MA, USA |
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Abstract: | In the late 16th century, Jews and conversos created a trading network that tied together ports in Portugal, Brazil and the
Netherlands. This network became the chief Dutch commercial circuit in the first quarter of the 17th century and offered benefits
to Jews and conversos that were not solely economic ones. This circuit made it possible for Brazilian New Christians to return
to Judaism in Amsterdam and Amsterdam Jews to establish a community in Brazil. In the process, the port Jews of Recife (Brazil)
and Amsterdam became closely connected, especially after warfare closed off access to Portuguese ports in the network. Amsterdam
Jews arrived in force in Recife during the 1630s, but traveled back to Amsterdam during the years 1645–54, since the Dutch
colony in Brazil was shrinking and, eventually, was captured by Portuguese troops. Jews contributed commercially, financially,
and militarily to this short-lived colony and were rewarded with privileges, which, for this time, were remarkable. |
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