The text explores the little-known history of the Jewish community in Suriname, a former colony in South America where Jewish plantation owners once enjoyed self-rule for about a century, crafting a unique Jewish state long before Israel's independence in 1948.

This text discusses the importance of synagogues as both physical spaces and communities.

The essay discusses the complex history of Portuguese Jews in Suriname, particularly focusing on David Nassy and his family in the seventeenth century.