"Our heritage, our history, our past, our understanding of who we are, from whence we have come, even to where we can go, are based on creating solid and lasting marriages between the past and the future," said Ainsley Henriques, historian, genealogist, and Chairman of the Jamaica National Heritage Trust. He addressed members of the Georgian Society at the Hibiscus Lodge, Ocho Rios, for the GSJ's Annual General Meeting on Sunday, June 9, 2013.
*Mr. Henriques', a leader of the Jewish Community in Jamaica, where his family settled in 1740, also serves as President and Director of United Congregation of Israelites. He has served as president of Sha´are Shalom Synagogue in Kingston, and Jamaica Lodge B’nai Br’ith. As Chairman of the Jamaica National Heritage Trust, he led the development and opening of the Jewish Heritage Center to celebrate the 350th anniversary of the Jews of Jamaica 2006. In 1997, he initiated the Archaeological Dig on the Neveh Shalom Synagogue site (1704) in Spanish Town. He also initiated and managed the clean up and maintenance of the historic Hunt’s Bay Cemetery (17th & 18th century) and has since coordinated the Caribbean Volunteers Expedition’s (CVE) work on cataloging Jamaica’s Jewish Cemeteries.
Below is a transcript of his address at the Georgian Society's Annual General Meeting or view the pdf here:
Below is a transcript of his address at the Georgian Society's Annual General Meeting or view the pdf here:
*Bio excerpted from the Gomez Mill House Foundation
