This group was made up of 23 Dutch Jews (four couples, two widows, and 13 children) who had fled from a former Dutch settlement in Pernambuco, Brazil (now called Recife), after the settlement was conquered by the Portuguese.
This group was made up of 23 Dutch Jews (four couples). This group was made up of 23 Dutch Jews (two widows). This group was made up of 23 Dutch Jews (13 children). These 23 Dutch Jews (four couples, two widows, and 13 children) had fled from a former Dutch settlement in Pernambuco, Brazil (now called Recife). The settlement was conquered by the Portuguese.