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=== Jews  ===
=== Jews  ===


The late Eustace M. Shilstone was a recognized scholar of Jews in Barbados. His manuscript research notes "Records of Jews in Barbados and Other Family Records," is held at the [[Barbados Archives and Libraries|Library of the Barbados Museum and Historical Society]]. Pages 200 to 204, for example, identify early Jewish wills proved on the island. The collection was recently digitized through a U.S. Embassy grant. Shilstone's ''Monumental Inscriptions in the Burial Ground of the Jewish Synagogues at Bridgetown, Barbados ''includes abstracts and translations of Jewish monuments dating back to the seventeenth century. Shilstone also annotated the data with Jewish synagogue burial records.
The late Eustace M. Shilstone was a recognized scholar of Jews in Barbados. His manuscript research notes "Records of Jews in Barbados and Other Family Records," is held at the [[Barbados Archives and Libraries|Library of the Barbados Museum and Historical Society]]. Pages 200 to 204, for example, identify early Jewish wills proved on the island. The collection was recently digitized through a U.S. Embassy grant. His superb work in transcribing, translating, and abstracting Jewish Synagogue monumental inscriptions is discussed in [[Barbados Cemeteries|Barbados Cemeteries]].  
 
The [http://jewishphotolibrary.smugmug.com/CARIBBEAN HaChayim HaYehudim Jewish Photo Library] website maintains online images of:
 
*BARBADOS, Bridgetown. Nidhe Israel Museum (Barbados Jewish Museum -- former Jewish School building), opened August 2007. (2007)
*BARBADOS, Bridgetown. Nidhe Israel Synagogue. (2007)
*BARBADOS, Christchurch. Shaare Tzedek Synagogue, Rockley New Road. (2007)
 
Arbell prepared a history of early Jewish refugees in Barbados and other Caribbean islands:  
Arbell prepared a history of early Jewish refugees in Barbados and other Caribbean islands:  


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