Luis de Torres Synagogue

Luis De Torres Synagogue
Basic information
Location East Sunrise Highway
The Bahamas Freeport, Bahamas
Affiliation Reform Judaism
Website Freeport Hebrew Congregation
Completed 1972

Luis De Torres Synagogue is the only synagogue in The Bahamas.[1] Named after Luis de Torres, a man assumed by Meyer Kayserling's book Christopher Columbus and the participation of the Jews in the Spanish and Portuguese discoveries (1894), to be a Jewish Marrano who sailed with Christopher Columbus to the New World. This claim has never been substantiated by primary sources. It is situated between two churches.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Krusch, David. "Jewish Virtual Library:The Bahamas". Retrieved 2007-05-29.
  2. ↑ Kramer, Lauren (22 January 2009). "Bahama Manna". The Jewish Exponent. Retrieved 25 May 2010.

Coordinates: 26°30′17″N 78°39′44″W / 26.50463°N 78.66229°W / 26.50463; -78.66229

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