List of Caribbean Jews
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| List of Jews by country |
| Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Arab World | Israel* |
| South-East Europe |
| Austria | Hungary |
| Poland | East Europe |
| Russia | North Europe |
| UK | Germany | Italy |
| France | West Europe |
| Iberia | Latin America |
| Caribbean | Canada |
| US | Asia | Oceania |
| (*most are Jewish) |
Here is a list of some prominent (non Latin-) Caribbean Jews, arranged by country of origin.
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Antigua and Barbuda
- Jamaica Kincaid, writer (convert)
Guyana
- Janet Jagan, president (1997-99)
Jamaica
- Chris Blackwell, founder of Island Records (Jewish mother)
- Joshua Haim & Jacob Raphael DeCordova, founders of the Jamaica Gleaner
- Bob Marley, singer, songwriter (unconfirmed Jewish father [1] (http://www.bobmarleymagazine.com/interviews/heather.htm))
- Eli Matalon, politician & mayor of Kingston
- Sean Paul, singer (father of Sephardic 'origin')
- Frank Silvera, actor, founder of Theatre of Being (Jewish father)
- Louis Simpson, poet
Netherlands Antilles
- Daniel De Leon, socialist leader
Trinidad and Tobago
- Nathaniel Nathan, chief justice
UK Virgin Islands
- Camille Pissarro, artist
US Virgin Islands
- Judah Benjamin, US & Confederate politician
- David Levy Yulee, US politician