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Today in Jewish History - August 17 / Av 25 1665 August 17, SURINAM Surinam Synagogue Courtesy of CQ-link The small colony, recently occupied by the English, gave full rights to the Jews (mostly Spanish and Portuguese refugees) to practice Judaism and run their own affairs. This remarkably liberal charter was transferred over to the Dutch when they conquered the colony as a means of encouraging the Jews to remain. To find out what else happened today, Click Here Find out what happened on your birthday! (select the month and day and click on the Go button) Previous Month None January February March April May June July August September October November December Day None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Next Webmasters! Click here to find out how you can put "This Day in Jewish History" on your homepage!

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