Recife
Open the place on the mapUnder Dutch rule, it had the first synagogue in the Americas, Kahal Zur Israel. When Portugal retook it in 1654 the Jews had to leave, and some of them reached New Amsterdam.
Under Dutch rule, it had the first synagogue in the Americas, Kahal Zur Israel. When Portugal retook it in 1654 the Jews had to leave, and some of them reached New Amsterdam.