Brazil’s Jewish History Celebrated at Rio Carnival
By Marcus M. Gilban for JTA
Published on Feb 15, 2018
Brazil's Carnival parade included a tribute to the Jews of Recife who emigrated to New York and founded Shearith Israel.
Brazil's Carnival parade included a tribute to the Jews of Recife who emigrated to New York and founded Shearith Israel.
In August of 1829, Shearith Israel’s third cemetery was consecrated. It was located on Twenty First Street just west of Sixth Avenue
Uriah Phillips Levy, the first Jew to be promoted to Commodore in the United States Navy.