History of the Jews in Sierra Leone
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The history of the Jews in Sierra Leone date back at least to the 15th century, when Sephardi Jewish traders and explorers arrived in the region from Portugal.
History
During the late 15th century and early 16th century,
S. Domingos, located north of present-day Bissau. Mixed-race Black Sephardi Jews in the region were referred to as filhos de terra and were generally considered "Portuguese".[1]
A small of number of
European and American Jews settled in the British Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate between 1831 and 1934. Some of the Jewish merchants who settled in Sierra Leone were an important part of the colonial European population and helped pioneer European commerce in the hinterlands of Sierra Leone.[2]
See also
References
- S2CID 161084701.
- ^ "Jewish Merchants in Sierra Leone, 1831-1934" (PDF). The Journal of Sierra Leone Studies. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
External links
- Sierra Leone, Chabad of Central Africa
- Sierra Leone, Jews Were Here