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====== An Eye Looks Towards The West: A Jewish Colony in the Caribbean ======

A [[pods:Jews and Judaism|Jewish]]-focused, [[The Netherlands|Dutch Empire]] and [[timelines:Suriname]] timeline, with a [[early modern|17th century]] divergence, written by [[offtopic:PrinceofApathy]]. In gradual development since July 2020. You can read it [[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/an-eye-looks-towards-the-west-a-jewish-colony-in-the-caribbean.492730/|here]]. 

(Not to be confused with the similar-sounding title of Thande's //**[[timelines:Look to the West]]**//.)

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==== Premise and POD ====

The 17th century. With the help of the Dutch Empire, a Portuguese-Dutch Jewish community establishes a sizable colony in OTL [[offtopic:Suriname]], founded primarily by the Sephardic Jews of Portugal and their relatives in the Netherlands. 

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==== Chapters ====

**[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/an-eye-looks-towards-the-west-a-jewish-colony-in-the-caribbean.492730/#post-20816166|Prelude: "Who Shall Ascend into the Mountain of the Lord"]]**

**[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/an-eye-looks-towards-the-west-a-jewish-colony-in-the-caribbean.492730/#post-20847427|Chapter 1: "1664-1672/5424-5432: Next Year in Freedom"]]**

**[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/an-eye-looks-towards-the-west-a-jewish-colony-in-the-caribbean.492730/#post-20854843|Chapter 2: "Pesah-15 April 1674/ 4 Nissan 5434"]]**

**[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/an-eye-looks-towards-the-west-a-jewish-colony-in-the-caribbean.492730/#post-21489386|Chapter 3: "August 1677/ Elul 5437:"]]**

**[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/an-eye-looks-towards-the-west-a-jewish-colony-in-the-caribbean.492730/page-2#post-21547256|Chapter 4: "August 1687/ Elul 5447: 'It is a good land that the LORD our God is giving us.'"]]**

**[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/an-eye-looks-towards-the-west-a-jewish-colony-in-the-caribbean.492730/page-2#post-21583715|Chapter 5: "September 1700/ Elul 5460: He has besieged me and surrounded me with bitterness and hardship."]]**

**[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/an-eye-looks-towards-the-west-a-jewish-colony-in-the-caribbean.492730/page-4#post-22103819|Chapter 6: "Lamentations 10 August, 1759/Av 17, 5519"]]**

**[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/an-eye-looks-towards-the-west-a-jewish-colony-in-the-caribbean.492730/page-5#post-22285768|Chapter 7: "He has trained my hands for war: 1759/5519-1762/5522"]]**

**[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/an-eye-looks-towards-the-west-a-jewish-colony-in-the-caribbean.492730/page-5#post-22314149|Chapter 8: "Blessings and Peace: 1762/5522"]]**

**[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/an-eye-looks-towards-the-west-a-jewish-colony-in-the-caribbean.492730/page-6#post-22578034|Interlude: "A Brief Guide to the Cuisine and Foodways of Machseh: 2021"]]**

**[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/an-eye-looks-towards-the-west-a-jewish-colony-in-the-caribbean.492730/page-6#post-22701857|Chapter 9: "Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing"]]**

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====TL-related media ====

**[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/attachments/1641489877206-png.708624/|The flag of the Jewish colony of Macseh in Dutch-controlled Suriname]]**

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==== See also ====

//**[[Four Scenes from São Tomé]]**// - A timeline by [[offtopic:Jonathan Edelstein]] about a Jewish colony on the island of [[offtopic:Sao Tome|São Tomé]] off the coast of west Africa. 

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