Sephardic Jews of Newport, Rhode Island and Providence Plantation


Touro Synagogue and Aaron Lopez

Congregation Jeshuat Israel (“Saviour of Israel”) is also known as the Touro Synagogue. Noteworthy artifacts include a 500-year-old Torah scroll from the Esnoga in Amsterdam, as well as a clock and two charity boxes from Bevis Marks in London.

Aaron Lopez, a prominent Newport merchant, was associated with brothers David and Abraham Lopez. While his relationship to Isaac Lopez in Boston or Gabriel Lopez in London remains uncertain, families residing in Newport before 1777 include Lopez, Rivera, and Mendez.

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