Showing posts with label Jewish synagogue. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jewish synagogue. Show all posts

Sunday, September 16, 2007

On the Way to the Pardesi Synagogue

We walked and walked trying to find the Pardesi Synagogue. It was built in 1568, destroyed by the Portuguese in 1662, The Dutch rebuilt it 2 years later. Jew Town became one of the main points of the spice trade. There are about 20 Jews left here today.