History of the Jews in Guyana

The location of Guyana in South America
Guyanese Jews
Total population
40 (2007)
Languages
English, Hebrew, Yiddish
Religion
Judaism
Related ethnic groups
Other Jewish groups
(Ashkenazi, Sephardi, etc.)

The history of the Jews in Guyana goes as far back as the 1600s. Representation has always been low, and by the 1930s there was neither an organized Jewish community nor a synagogue in the capital city of Georgetown.[1] In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, several Jewish families immigrated to British Guiana from Arab lands to avoid persecution and expand business opportunities.

  1. ^ Mordechai Arbell (2003). The Portuguese Jews of Jamaica. Canoe Press. p. 3. ISBN 978-9768125699.