The “Kahal Kodesh” of Recife or Pernambuco in Brazil――Manasseh ben Israel’s expectation to make it his home――Large immigration from Amsterdam――Isaac Aboab da Fonseca and his colleagues―― First rabbis and Jewish authors of the New World――The siege and the surrender――The return, and the nucleus of other communities in various parts of America. CHAPTER VII. THE JEWS IN SURINAM OR DUTCH GUIANA. Jews in Brazil after the expulsion of the Dutch――The community of ♦Paramaribo, Surinam, was founded when Recife was still flourishing――First contact with the English, whom the Jews preferred――David ♦Nassi and the colony of Cayenne――Privileges granted by Lord Willoughby――“de Jooden Savane”――Trouble with slaves and bush negroes――Plantations with Hebrew names――German Jews――Legal status and banishments――Jewish theaters――Literature and history. CHAPTER VIII. THE DUTCH AND ENGLISH WEST INDIES. The community of Curaçao――Encouragement to settle is followed by restrictions――Plans of Jewish colonization――Trade communication with New Amsterdam――Stuyvesant’s slur――The first congregation―― Departures to North America and to Venezuela――Barbadoes―― Taxation and legal status――Decay after the hurricane of 1831―― Jamaica under Spain and under England――Hebrew taught in the Parish of St. Andrews in 1693――Harsh measures and excessive taxation――Naturalizations. CHAPTER IX. NEW AMSTERDAM AND NEW YORK. Poverty of the first Jewish immigrants to New Amsterdam―― Stuyvesant’s opposition overruled by the Dutch West India Company――Privileges and restrictions――Contributions to build the wall from which Wall street takes its name――The first cemetery――Exemption from military duty――Little change at the beginning of the English rule――The first synagogue after a liberal decree by the Duke of York――Marranos brought back in boats which carried grain to Portugal――Hebrew learning―― Question about the Jews as voters and as witnesses――Peter Kalm’s description of the Jews of New York about 1745――Hyman Levy, the employer of the original Astor. CHAPTER X. NEW ENGLAND AND THE OTHER ENGLISH COLONIES.