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New Book - "The Lindo Legacy"

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Richard Facey

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Jul 19, 2000, 3:00:00 AM7/19/00
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I know there has been some sensitivity about hawking books in this medium,
so let me, right away, dispell any thoughts in that regard. I am selling nothing.

Valerie Facey of the Mill Press in Jamaica advised me that Jacqui Ranston's
book "The Lindo Legacy" has recently been published. It was a private publication
and the book is, I understand from Valerie, presently unavailable.
However, were there to be evinced some serious interest in it, they might be able to
persuade the parties responsible for its publication to have the UWI Press re-print the
book.

Her letter to me was:-

Dear Richard,


In my opinion, Jackie Ranston's seven-years-in-the-works book, The Lindo Legacy is superb. Regrettably, it is not for sale. I will try to organize one for you. Do you have any other person/s who might genuinely be interested in receiving copies? I am trying to build a case for a REPRINT and am encouraging the SELLING of the book through the University of the West Indies Press. If I can produce some real numbers, this will bear weight.


Best, Valerie


Particulars about the book are as follows:-

THE LINDO LEGACY by Jackie Ranston
Pubished in 2000 by Toucan Books Limited, London (Private publication)
ISBN 1-903435-00-5
Hardcover Edition < 71/4" x 101/4" (185mm x 260mm) 144 pages


Seven years in the making, The Lindo Legacy is an extremely well written book with exceptional research and fascinating references. The edition is elegantly designed and has a most attractive, full-colour cover. This book will very soon take its rightful place as one of the important historical and literary documentations of Jamaica in particular and of Judaica in the world generally.


C O N T E N T S


Preface
Chapter One: Jews and Conversos
Chapter Two: Alexander Lindo (1666-1726)
Chapter Three: Abraham Lindo (1711-1808)
Chapter Four: Alexandre Lindo 1742-1812)
Chapter Five: Abraham Alexander Lindo (1775-1849)
Chapter Six: Frederick Lindo (1821-1882)
Chapter Seven: Percival Henriques Lindo (1877-1946)
Chapter Eight: Blanche Lindo (1912- )
Chapter Nine: Christopher Blackwell (1937- )
Family Trees
Footnotes
Index

My suggestion is that should anyone be interested (I believe the price will be in the vicinity of Twenty Pounds or the equivalent thereof) you should contact:-

Mrs. Valerie Facey
The Mill Press,
Manor Park,
Jamaica.
-or-
e-mail to:-
vale...@kasnet.com


Sincerely,

Richard Facey


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monsanto

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Jul 20, 2000, 3:00:00 AM7/20/00
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Dear Richard,
I am sure that in the jewish newsgroup and also the sephardic newsgroup
people would be interested in this publication. Please let them know about
the project. I have privatly written to someone and I am waiting for
reaction.
--
From: Christel Monsanto, promoting Caribbean Art

Richard Facey <rich...@idirect.com> schreef in artikel
<001201bff1ed$f5b6bc00$0923...@idirect.com>...


Richard Facey

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Jul 20, 2000, 3:00:00 AM7/20/00
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Dear Christel:
Thanks for your reply. I will happily tell the Jewish newsgroup about
the book "The Lindo Legacy". I have not actually read it yet myself,
but am anxiously awaiting the arrival of my copy promised me.
I had spoken to Jacqui several years ago about it and it sounded
quite fascinating. Information from Spain, Holland, England, etc. was
delved into very deeply and I'm sure it must be all its cracked up to be.
Jacqui was also writing one on the introduction (and importance) of
Horses in Jamaica. I do not think that one is yet out.

Is David Silvera involved in the Sephardic Newsletter ? I knew David's
Dad (Desmond) very well.

By the way, I had seen the name Monsanto as a Jamaican Jewish surname
very often as I transcribed (on to computer) the Jewish records for my late
school chum and friend, Ernest deSouza. I often wondered if there had
been any connection with the giant chemical company of the same name.
Is there ?

All the best,
Richard


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Richard Bond

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Jul 21, 2000, 3:00:00 AM7/21/00
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Monsanto Chemical was named for the father in law of the founder who was
a sugar industrialist from St Thomas. The answer is yes but we have not
determined exactly how.


Cyril & Sandy Alberga

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Jul 21, 2000, 3:00:00 AM7/21/00
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David Silvera is very much involved in Jamaican Jewish studies. He has
a very interesting website, http://www6.pair.com/silvera/ which is
currently headed by a note of condolences on the death of Ernest
DeSouza.

Cyril N. Alberga

JAH...@aol.com

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Jul 21, 2000, 3:00:00 AM7/21/00
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Greetings Rich, I read where you transcribed Jamaican Jewish surnames for
Ernest
DeSouza, and I was wondering whether you might have come across my
gggrandfather's name, Lopez. He was a Spanish Sephardic Jew who ,I am roughly
estimating, would have been alive approximately 275 years ago ,give or take
50 years.I really don't know anything else about him. If you can share
anything about the Lopez family, I would greatly appreciate it. If you can
offer any advice or make any suggestions about how I might go about searching
for that link, please feel free to email me at <jah...@aol.com>

Thank you and God bless you,
JoAnn Holland Butler


Richard Bond

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Jul 21, 2000, 3:00:00 AM7/21/00
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Emmanuel's "The Jews of the Netherlands Antilles'" has quite a bit of
information on the other islands as well.


Richard Facey

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Jul 21, 2000, 3:00:00 AM7/21/00
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Dear Christel:
I had sent Valerie Facey a copy of your note and today received a response
from her
as follows:-

Dear Richard,


Thanks. Who is Christel Monsanto, where is he and in what way is he
promoting Caribbean Art? You will recall that our daughter Laura is one of
the established artists of Jamaica. She has recently done an important
sculpture for the new Sculpture Garden of the Caribbean at the University of
Technology, Jamaica, at Papine (situated on campus). The sculpture has been
receiving international notice. Also Laura is presently represented in a
recently opened exhibition of Contemporary Jamaican Art, mounted by the
Nebraska Council for the Arts, now showing in Omaha but that will be
travelling for three years.

I would love to know more about this gentleman or is it a lady?


Best, Valerie

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- Maurice & Valerie Facey
- The Mill Press
- Jamaica
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Perhaps you might wish to correspond with her directly,
her e-mail address is:-
vale...@kasnet.com

Best Regards,
Richard Facey

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