Trudy Gold
Jews Arrive in America
Summary
A revealing examination of the migration of conversos to Amsterdam during the Dutch Republic, the establishment of the Dutch East India Company and Dutch West India Company, and Sephardi and Ashkenazi Jewish communities in Amsterdam. Also discussed is the arrival of Jewish settlers in New Amsterdam, their involvement in trade, and their eventual acceptance and integration into the community.
Trudy Gold
Trudy Gold was the CEO of the London Jewish Cultural Centre and a founding member of the British delegation to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA). Throughout her career she taught modern Jewish history at schools, universities, and to adult groups and ran seminars on Holocaust education in the UK, Eastern Europe, and China. She also led Jewish educational tours all over the world. Trudy was the educational director of the student resources “Understanding the Holocaust” and “Holocaust Explained” and the author of The Timechart History of Jewish Civilization.
Yes, I’m afraid they were. They were not the major owners of slaves, but they were involved in the slave trade. During the Civil War, the Jews of the North were against the slave trade, and the Jews of the South were in favour of it.