With studies of Jewish communities in port cities ranging from
sixteenth century Livorno to modern Singapore, this book develops
and extends the concept of the port Jew using a blend of conceptual
innovation and original research. The first section explores the
world of the Sephardi Jews, revealing patterns of mobility and
networks that intertwined commerce, community and kinship.
Individual case histories based on Livorno, Amsterdam, Curacao,
Charleston, Liverpool and Bristol examine how Jewish identity was
formed in the unique milieu of the cosmopolitan maritime trading
centre, how the commercial ethos of the bustling port promoted
tolerance, and how the experience of civic inclusion was both a
boon and a threat to Jewish life and culture. Challenging research
on Charleston and Liverpool shows how slavery cast a shadow over
the Jewish population and created an environment of racialized
identities
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