The signs are subtle, but they are definitely there: Hebrew words incorporated into Papiamentu, the hybrid language spoken by the islanders; mezuzot attached to doorposts; commercial signs for “Levy ...

Curaçao is a small island (around 170 square miles) located off the north coast of Venezuela. Culturally diverse, with influences from Europe and West Africa, Curaçao is home to approximately 190,000 ...

WILLEMSTAD, Curacao - Headstones are pockmarked, their inscriptions faded. Stone slabs that have covered tombs for centuries are crumbling. White marble has turned grey, likely from the acrid smoke ...

Some people insist that the sand on the floor symbolizes the 40 years the Jewish people spent wandering the Sinai Desert after their expulsion from Egypt. Others say the tradition dates from the ...

This article is from Hakai Magazine, an online publication about science and society in coastal ecosystems. Read more stories like this at hakaimagazine.com. Like an act of moving meditation, the ...

The Curacao congregation is considering preserving the cemetery electronically by setting up a website with records and photos, Maduro said. The plan for a digital memorial is in development, but a ...

WILLEMSTAD, Curacao — Headstones are pockmarked, their inscriptions faded. Stone slabs that have covered tombs for centuries are crumbling. White marble has turned gray, likely from the acrid smoke ...

In 1527 the Spanish took possession of Curacao. By the early 16th century they had determined that the island had little gold and not enough fresh water for the establishment of large farms; hence, ...

Consecrated in 1732, the Mikvé Israel-Emanuel Synagogue is the oldest Jewish temple in continuous use in the Americas. Commonly called the Snoa (short for the old Portuguese word for synagogue, esnoga ...

When the Hamas terrorist attacks occurred in Israel on Oct. 7, the plans of hundreds of b’nai mitzvah students worldwide intent on traveling to Israel to celebrate their major life cycle events were ...

‘The word ‘slave’ is used in this exhibition,” notes a wall text at “Jews in the Caribbean: Four Centuries of History in Suriname and Curacao” at Amsterdam’s Jewish Historical Museum. “The museum is ...