tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797778988120990970.post899824579712265362..comments2024-02-05T23:46:38.241-05:00Comments on My Jamaican Family: Looking for Levys -- a moveable familyDorothy Kewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18159645921852490750noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797778988120990970.post-65479313879490227522012-04-20T12:26:51.973-04:002012-04-20T12:26:51.973-04:00I dont know my fathers side of the family and they...I dont know my fathers side of the family and they are levys too. <br />All i know is that he is from st elisabeth, jamaica. I dont know which parish but he said everyone in that small parish is a levy. Im going jamaica soon with my son elijah.<br />Ive been trying to find out more but m6 grandad wont talk. <br />He has some hang up about his father who was jewish. Its frustrating.leanca levynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797778988120990970.post-75372677205703753552008-07-15T10:43:00.000-04:002008-07-15T10:43:00.000-04:00Wow! I have just been looking at the Jamaican Glea...Wow! I have just been looking at the Jamaican Gleaner article about Jewish people in the West Indies and how the Jews and Moors were called heretics because they did not pratice the same religion as the Spanish. I have copy the link I don't if you have seen it, http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/pages/history/story0054.htm. <BR/>This family tree research is an interest of mine because I am a black girl born in London with the surname Stanislas. I was a bit shocked to find out that there were Jews in the West Indies as well! I knew about the Spanish, British, Indians, Dutch (maybe that is the connection) and French but I was none the wiser about the Jewish.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797778988120990970.post-23840376664284249172007-12-21T08:08:00.000-05:002007-12-21T08:08:00.000-05:00Sounds like it, doesn't it? It must have been dif...Sounds like it, doesn't it? It must have been difficult for the family, having to keep one step ahead of the landlord, as you put it. And yes, the title is a play on words ....Dorothy Kewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18159645921852490750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797778988120990970.post-6268716623215636882007-12-20T18:27:00.000-05:002007-12-20T18:27:00.000-05:00So do you think your Grandfather was just trying t...So do you think your Grandfather was just trying to keep one step ahead of various landlords? Because I figure even if one was a renter, why would one need to move, unless one couldn't pay the rent?<BR/><BR/>And I'm curious...is 'Moveable Family' a play on 'Moveable Feast'?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797778988120990970.post-75238101757956147522007-12-19T16:16:00.000-05:002007-12-19T16:16:00.000-05:00Whew! If anyone can find the thread in this Levy-...Whew! If anyone can find the thread in this Levy-Labyrinth, it is Dorothy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com