Dominican Haven: The Jewish Refugee Settlement in Sosua, 1940-1945

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This is the tale of a small group of Jews, who, fleeing for their lives from Nazi persecution, found a welcoming haven within the Dominican Republic. The settlers arrived amid lush, tropical vegetation and may handiest describe this refuge as paradise. But they faced daunting problems. Middle-class, urban Europeans, they needed to be told a new language and acquire new skills whilst adjusting to a new climate and worrying about family members left in the back of in Europe. They created a Jewish community with a synagogue, built a school, and a thriving dairy industry, working side by side with Dominicans in an atmosphere that was once distinguished by its loss of Anti-Semitism.
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