The Jews of Jamaica, an interview with Ainsley Cohen Henriques

Ainsley Cohen Henriques is synonymous with Jewish Jamaica, and is one of the best-known personalities in the world of Sephardic genealogy. This week on Sephardic World we shall be talking to him about the Jewish community of Jamaica, its history and genealogy. We shall discuss the Jamaican Jewish archives and other useful records and resources. Ainsley has known many of the important academics and interesting characters who have contributed to Sephardic genealogy in the Caribbean, and will share some anecdotes.

Ainsley is founder of the Jamaica Jewish Genealogical Society, and is recognised expert on all things Jamaican Jewish. He welcomes visitors to Jewish Jamaica and has served multiple terms as head of Jamaica's National Heritage Trust. He founded the Jamaica Export Trading Company to sell Jamaican goods abroad; served on the World Spice Council; and has served as the Israeli consul to Jamaica. He was taught the Australian crawl by Errol Flynn’s mother at Flynn’s hotel in Port Antonio.

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