Introduction
Part I: Stories of Caribbean Sephardim
Chapter 1 – CURAÇAO
Life on a Small Island
Chapter 2 – ST. THOMAS, DANISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
Island of Opportunity
A Woman of Valor: Hannah Sasso Piza
Dedicated to His People: Benjamin Salom Delvalle
Memories of St. Thomas
Chapter 3 – CORO, VENEZUELA
Gloria al Bravo Pueblo Que el Yugo Lanzó
An Early Success in Coro, Venezuela: Jeudah Senior
Coro, the Second Time Around: Abraham, Isaac, and Josias Senior
Venezuela, Here We Come! The Capriles-Ricardo Family
Corianos and Their Jewish Neighbors
Chapter 4 – SANTO DOMINGO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Settling in Unsettled Santo Domingo
The De Marchenas of Santo Domingo
Later Sephardic Immigrants: Samuel Curiel and Moisés Salas Baiz
Haim Lopez Penha and His Dominican Sons
Catholic Jews
Chapter 5 – BARRANQUILLA, COLOMBIA
Trade Emporium of the Caribbean
Entrepreneurs par Excellence: The Alvares Correa-Cortissoz Families of Barranquilla
Contrasting Lives: The Lopez Penhas of Barranquilla
Smitten by Handsome Barranquilleros
Part II: Analysis and Conclusions
Chapter 6 – Going, Going … Gone: A Comparative Analysis
Chapter 7 – The Importance of Population Size
Chapter 8 – Freemasonry and the Caribbean Sephardim
Chapter 9 – Gender and Continuity in Curaçao
Chapter 10 – La Donna Immobile: The Limited Options for Sephardic Women
Chapter 11 – Enduring Ties with Curaçao
Chapter 12 – How Can We Sing the Song of the Lord on Alien Soil?
Appendixes
A. Genealogical Charts
B. Analysis of Marital Status among Curaçao’s Sephardim
C. Use of Names
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Photo Credits
About the Author