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.
Shearith Israel’s “Omer Board” dates back to the Mill Street Synagogue of 1730, and may indeed go back to the early years of the Congregation’s history.
The little synagogue on Mill Street was the first structure designed and built to be a synagogue in continental North America.