THE JEWISH DIVERSITY COMMITTEE PRESENTS A NEW SERIES THE CARIBBEAN JEWISH EXPERIENCE
PART I: JAMAICAN AND JEWISH
HEAR WILFRED (Willy) LINDO
Admission: $5 for members, $10 for non members
Refreshments will be available
From childhood, to bar mitzvah and young adult, Willy Lindo was formed in Jamaica. He immigrated to Canada in 1966. Since 2012 he has been fundraising for the restoration and maintenance of the Shaare Shalom United Congregation of Israelites, his first shul in downtown Kingston, Jamaica.
See personal photos and learn of the Jewish community in Jamaica which arrived in 1494. Willy Lindo, a retired business man is a member of Pride of Israel Synagogue and served two terms as its President.
Part II:
The Renewal of the Jews of Suriname, presented by Jacob Steinberg
Date TBD
Part III:
Guatemala's newest Jewish Community, presented by Rabbi Elyse Goldstein
Date TBD