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Portuguese Jews

Many Shephardic Jews from Portugal fled persecution and came to
the colonies. Mathias de Sousa was one such Jew who arrived in
Maryland in 1634 being the first documented Portuguese to live in
the colonies.15 In 1654, 23 Shephardic Jews arrived in New
Amsterdam fleeing persecution in Brazil. These Jews and other
Jews in the area formed what became known as the 'Portuguese
Nation.'16

In 1790, about 3,000 Jews lived in the newly formed United States.
with many being Portuguese. They could be found living in Boston,
Philadelphia, and Richmond.19

http://wwwlibrary.csustan.edu/bsantos/immigr.html"