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> On Jul 13, 2016, at 8:35 PM, Nancy Couto <nvcouto...@gmail.com> wrote: > > This is what it looks like. If it weren't for the plaque next to the door, > you would think it was an ordinary house. It's right in downtown Ponta > Delgada, close to everything. > > Nancy > > > On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 7:28 PM, George Medeiros <migueldeav...@gmail.com > <mailto:migueldeav...@gmail.com>> wrote: > The oldest Jewish Synagogue is on Sao Miguel Island Azores and was recently > restored. > I will see if I can find an article on it and post it. George ( Pereira ) > Medeiros > > > Sent from my iPad > > On Jul 13, 2016, at 3:29 PM, Shirl Sereque <shirl.sere...@frontier.com > <mailto:shirl.sere...@frontier.com>> wrote: > >> Ponta Delgada >> >> If my memory is correct, there is a Jewish synagogue there, too. I have >> some photos of it somewhere on my computer. >> - Shirl - >> >> >> On Wednesday, July 13, 2016 12:59 PM, Cheri Mello <gfsche...@gmail.com >> <mailto:gfsche...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> >> Maybe I'm not remembering correctly, but I swear there were a few (very few) >> Civil Registries beginning in the 1830s (this would have been Sao Miguel >> island). I'll have to dig around and see what I can find. >> I worked with a student from Terceira. She came to America 3 years ago. I >> don't remember how it came up, but I mentioned my mom was raised Baptist. >> She looked at me and asked if that was one of those other Christian >> religions. I said yes. She said that she didn't know any other religions >> existed until she moved to America. In her 11 year old mind, the whole world >> was Catholic. Every freguesia she went to had a Catholic church and had a >> festa in honor of a saint (or Holy Spirit). So as John said, they are pretty >> darn Catholic. >> (On Sao Miguel island, I saw one Evangelical church and the LDS (Mormon) >> church. There were both in the capital city of Ponta Delgada). >> >> Cheri >> -- >> For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail >> (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/Azores >> <http://groups.google.com/group/Azores>. 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