The Forgotten Diaspora: Jewish Communities in West Africa and the Making of the Atlantic World Anna Zaires Publish Date: 23 June 2020

Publish Date: 23 June 2020

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The Forgotten Diaspora: Jewish Communities in West Africa and the Making of the Atlantic World Anna Zaires Publish Date: 23 June 2020This book traces the history of early seventeenth century Portuguese Sephardic traders who settled in two communities on Senegal's Petite C te. There, they lived as public Jews, under the spiritual guidance of a rabbi sent to them by the newly established Portuguese Jewish community in Amsterdam. In Senegal, the Jews were protected from agents of the Inquisition by local Muslim rulers. The Petite C te communities included several Jews of mixed